This guide presents ideas and methods for vocational educators to use in informing students about future trends and needs for equity in the work force. The following topics are discussed: (1) the persistent equity challenge and the changing labor force; (2) the awareness process (traditional attitudes, effects of gender bias, and change agents/strategies); (3) planning (understanding legislative intent; needs assessment; suggestions for administrators, counselors, and instructors; identification of areas of desired impact; and coordination with contracted equity specialists); (4) career development (gender-fair counselors; resources; career assessment; and instructor, administrator, and coordinator roles); (5) strategies for improving sex equity in vocational-technical programs (counselors, curriculum development, strategies, and activities); (6) resources (agencies, contacts, regional education service center equity coordinators, articles and periodicals, books/pamphlets, films, videos, and other supplies); and (7) joint planning (discrimination, coordination with tech prep consortia, barriers to coordination, factors facilitating coordination and linkage, the planning process, and joint planning advantages for educational institutions). A total of 175 references are listed in bibliographies throughout the guide. Appended are the following: glossary, 11 learning activities/practices for gender equity submitted by participants in a 1993 workshop on gender equity, and 5 group-developed gender equity activities developed during the workshop. (MN)