This report examines sex discrimination in institutions of higher education and the implications for all Office of Education programs. Part I presents an overview of sex discrimination in education, including: (1) early education reinforces ideals of male superiority; (2) sex discrimination in secondary education; (3) biases in postsecondary…

Sex discrimination in the health field results not only in inequities in roles and salaries for women, but inhibits healthy and fruitful relations between members of the health disciplines to the detriment of good patient care, affects decision making, and perpetuates misinformation about women's psychic and physiological processes. (Author)

The proposal that support for equality between the sexes is multidimensional was supported by factor analyses of data from smaller samples and cross-validated on a sample of 639 subjects ranging in age from 14 to 73 years. (Author)

Several recent studies examining counselor's sex biases are reviewed. Research indicates that attitudes of counselor trainees, school counselors at all levels, counselor educators and supervisors, and clinicians are sexist. Male counselor attitudes were more sexist than female counselor attitudes. Suggestions for dealing with counselor bias are…

An investigation of a sample of geography, physiology, and arithmetic textbooks used during the period 1880-1920 is described. The paper details the attitudes expressed in these books toward women in society: what they were expected to be, their status vis-a-vis the roles of men, the overlap between the roles of men and women. The paper also…

A collection of nine separate articles, this book discusses both the subtle forms of sex role stereotyping in our schools (e.g., teachers never asking girls to run the audiovisual equipment) and some of the more flagrant forms (discouraging boys from taking home economics). It refers to a recent study of teachers' attitudes which indicated that,…

It is argued that the male bias of sociology produces an inadequate and incorrect theoretical portrayal of the social behavior of women. This bias--expressed through the topics of inquiry selected, methods used, and interpretations of findings--has significant political implications for the condition of women in society. (Author/LBH)

A description of the use of Simulated Society (SIMSOC) as a vehicle for exemplifying the innate fact of sexism in contemporary society. (HB)

The author maintains that sexism is at work in everyday speech, including professional jargon, and that social workers should be concerned with and aware of this issue. (HMV)

This study attempts to clarify the nature of the situations which do or do not lead to discriminatory behavior towards women. An attempt was made to compare women, under identical stimulus conditions, with a group known to receive discriminatory treatment, e.g., hippies. Sex and social deviance was factorially combined in two experimental…

The authors explore the nature of racism and sexism and discuss their similarities and differences. Some definitions of racism and sexism are proposed. (Author)

This survey shows that sex-role stereotyping exists in teachers' expectations as well as in teachers' attitudes. One of the most striking findings was that while teachers believed that there was equality between boys and girls, sex-role stereotyping appeared in almost all areas in the classroom. (CS)

Objectives and methods of implementation for grade levels are outlined to eliminate role stereotyping, to encourage positive attitudes and self concepts, and to direct students into career selection on the basis of ability. (JB)

Discussed are first, the assumptions in stratification literature about the social position of women; second, some problems of reconceptualization and, third, some contributions to the understanding of society which may result from studying women in the stratification system. (Author)

Discusses the discriminatory forces outside of formal education and within the schools that discourage girls from becoming involved in the field of science. Provides a short questionnaire that teachers can use to assess the amount of sexism in science education in their schools. (JR)