(1977). Sex Equity in Educational Leadership. Report of a Conference (Eugene, Oregon, April 15-17, 1977). As part of its attempt to develop a model program for increasing sex equity among school administrators, the Sex Equity in Educational Leadership Project (SEEL) hosted a weekend conference for 150 Oregon educators. Conference activities documented in the first four chapters of this report include summaries of the workshops on Administration As a Career Choice, Legal Issues of Title IX, Sex Roles and Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools, Developing Support Groups, Restructuring Jobs, and a session on Androgenous Leadership. The fifth chapter is an evaluation of the conference based on information gathered from questionnaires and post-conference interviews. Various documents and supporting materials are in the sixth chapter. A summary is given of the keynote address by Aileen Hernandez, San Francisco Public Schools Commissioner. (MLF)…
(1977). Commissions for Women: Participation of Racial and Ethnic Minority Women in Membership and Program Activities. The results of a survey of existing membership and program practices of all active commissions for women conducted by the National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW) are summarized. The three-part survey was the NACW's first step in encouraging and promoting appointments of racial and ethnic minority women to local and state women's commissions. Part one, presenting the ethnic and racial membership composition of current state, county, and municipal commissions, indicates that of the 64 responding commissions, minority women composed about 20% of the membership. Geographic influences on commission membership are also briefly noted. Part two of the survey sought information about general program activities of the commissions. A list of responses, showing the relative frequency with which each activity was reported, indicates that \employment\ and \women and the law\ were most frequently reported, and \housing\ was least. The last part of the survey asked specifically for a… [PDF]
(1978). External Labor Market Analysis and EEO Goals Planning. Research Report 33. The system being tested for the U.S. Navy civilian workforce to integrate equal employment opportunity (EEO) goals into an accountability and tracking system for effective management action is described in this report. The system is described as one that moved from a top down modeling oriented system previously used to a bottom up information system supplemented by models, which would tie together external labor supply projections with accountability and historical tracking capabilities. Particular emphasis is given in the report on using available labor pool methodologies and data sources. Topics discussed include the following: external labor market analysis concepts, testing of a relevant labor pool model for the Navy's EEO goal system for those occupations and career levels where the labor market is local, relevant labor pool methodology, data sources for obtaining preliminary statistics for estimating the relevant labor pool, and a system for EEO goals planning and…
(1981). Sex Discrimination in Higher Education: Strategies for Equality. Papers and discussion transcripts from a 1980 conference at Cornell University on creative approaches to ending sex discrimination in higher education are presented. In \Litigation: Strategy of the Last Resort,\ Judith P. Vladeck reviews the judicial history of academic women's grievances and suggests that to avoid sex discrimination litigation women will have to be more aggressive in guarding their rights; academic administrators will have to be more reasonable in dealing with grievances; and faculty will have to be more open about their employment practices. In \Building Mentorship Frameworks as Part of an Effective Equal Opportunity Ecology,\ Mary P. Rowe advocates that administrators and faculty develop multiple helping resources for management, women's networks, and close relation between top management and the networks. Helen C. Davies and Robert E. Davies, in \Grievances and their Redress in the Eighties,\ note a need for more objectivity in performance appraisals and…
(1981). Minorities on Campus. A Survey of Black and Hispanic Participation in Colleges of the Rochester Area. This study was designed to identify and interpret trends in the participation of blacks and Hispanics in Rochester, New York, area colleges and to assess policies which affect their level of participation, either as students or as faculty and staff members. Four areas of concern were analyzed, including: (1) the extent to which admissions policies enhance higher education opportunities for minorities and the resultant enrollment trends; (2) the ways in which student financial aid is provided and the impact it has on minority opportunities; (3) how special remedial programs and support services have affected minority enrollment; and (4) the trends and policies concerning the hiring of minority staff and faculty. The report presents recommendations for increasing minority participation in Rochester area colleges. The appendix contains the responses to the survey questionnaires from the participating colleges. (Author/APM)…
(1981). Black Employees in Traditionally White Institutions in the Adams States 1975 to 1977. The status of black employees was examined in traditionally white institutions of higher education in eight states affected by the Adams v. Califano desegregation case; patterns of change in that status over a two-year period, 1975-77, were also explored. The object of the study was to use the Equal Employment Opportunity information system to construct longitudinal records on the employment of black workers in order to show relationships between employment variables such as race, sex, salary, and primary occupational activity. A further purpose was to analyze the status of black employees to show relationships between employment variables and institutional types, such as flagship institutions and community colleges, and the selectivity of institutions. Several findings are cited such as: white males dominated at the highest salary levels and black women at the lowest; for blacks the change in primary occupational activity share was greater in non-faculty than in faculty positions;…
(1978). Status Report on Women on New Jersey College and University Faculties (1976-77). Research Note 78-1. Results of a study by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) indicate that both the proportion of women on the faculties (at the ranks of professor and assistant professor) in New Jersey universities and four-year colleges, as well as the salaries of women faculty members compared to those of men, were generally greater than the national average for the academic year 1976-77. Data are presented on the proportion of women on college and university faculties in New Jersey and in the United States as a whole and on the percent difference between the average salary of women and men faculty members. Comparative data for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and for four-year and two-year colleges are provided. Tables compare the status of women on New Jersey college and university faculties with women in 14 comparable states. Comparative data are also presented on the status of women in New Jersey public and independent colleges and universities, in the United States as a… [PDF]
(1978). Increasing the Role of Women in Community College Administration. Society suffers from the underutilization of more than half of the talents available to educational administration because of discriminatory attitudes against women which are reinforced in the school setting. Indeed, a 1970-71 nationwide survey showed that while 67% of all public school teachers were women, women held only 15% of the school principal positions. Similarly, a study of 37 randomly selected community colleges in six states (California, Illinois, Florida, Maryland, Texas, and Arizona) revealed that only 98 women held administrative positions at these colleges between 1973 and 1976. Of these, 51 were chairpersons and none were presidents. Most were in traditionally female disciplines, such as home economics and nursing, and only 20% held Doctorates of Philosophy. Discriminatory practices and attitudes contributing to this problem include invisible barriers, such as word-of-mouth recruitment techniques, and myths, such as the belief that women administrators are absent… [PDF]
(1980). Equity for the Eighties, Annual Report 1979. Fifth Annual Report. The 1979 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Women's Education Programs is presented. Topics concern the Women's Educational Equity Act, civil rights, minority women, vocational education, working women, other activities, and activities/publications of the Council. During 1979 Council members and staff worked with the Office of Education Women's Education Equity Act Program staff to develop a new regulation for the Women's Education Equity Act program. One of the special concerns was the needs of minority women. Other specific Council concerns include: new approaches to Title IX enforcement, Title IX athletics policy, sexual harassment of students, a study of sex equity in vocational education, the Youth Employment Act, the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the White House Conference on Families. Stipulations of the Women's Educational Equity Act are included. (SW)…
(1979). Select…from All Your Options. Student Guide to Vocational Education. Project SELECT (Strategies for Equalizing and Linking Education and Career Training) is a means of promoting sex equity in vocational education and career preparation. SELECT consists of three handbooks for middle or junior high school students, teachers, and parents and a resource booklet entitled "Women at Work". These materials are designed to help show that significant change is occurring in vocational education due to the increased number of women now working outside the home and other changes taking place in American society. This document includes the handbook for students and is divided into five units. These units provide information and activities to help the student in the following areas: (1) thinking about career options open to them; (2) understanding the laws promoting sex equity in education; (3) exploring individual interests, abilities, and training needs; (4) becoming more aware of social changes, especially changes in the labor market for women; and (5)…
(1980). Federal Regulations and Higher Education: An Overview for College and University Administrators: Part II. Administrator's Update, Volume 2, Number 2, Fall, 1980. As an aid to college administrators, information is presented on the following regulations: (1) Protection of Human Subjects; (2) Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; (3) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and (4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The purpose of the guide is to sensitize administrators to the central issues involved in each regulation and to provide a desk-top reference that will permit judgments as to whether the matter should be pursued. In regard to the regulations on the protection of human subjects, institutions are directed to establish an Institutional Review Committee to determine subject risks, and noncompliance may result in termination of the federal grant or contract. The regulations pertaining to the Educational Amendments of 1972 (prohibiting discrimination in federally-aided educational programs) include the areas of coverage, admission of students, treatment of students, employment, and procedures. In regard to the… [PDF]
(1980). The Evolution of Roles and Aspirations: Burgeoning Choices for Females. Traditional female status, roles, and aspirations and changes that have occurred in American society are traced. While women were barred from colleges and universities in the 1800's, they now account for more than 50 percent of college students. It is projected that by the year 2000, women will represent an even larger percentage of the college population, and that if this change is accompanied by a rise in aspirations, there will be consequences for traditional female jobs. It is suggested that labor participation rates for females will probably continue to rise since there are more single women, more working couples, smaller families with fewer demands at home, inflation, and increased opportunities for women to use their skills in the work force. Both opportunities and aspirations will probably increase as equal rights legislation has its effect, as the predicted decline in high school graduates affects both college enrollment and the demand for skilled workers, as female role…
(1979). National Academy of Education Educational Research Management Workshops: Final Report. Educational researchers have rarely been given training or apprenticeship experience in one of the most fundamental but neglected aspects of contemporary educational research: educational research management. The ability to muster the resources and develop effective management skills is an indispensable ingredient of modern research. Women and minorities have been especially neglected as potential research managers. The National Academy of Education, having received funding from the National Institute of Education to develop, run, and evaluate a pair of two-week workshops in educational research management, prepared a report on the results. The objectives of the workshops included the training of promising women and/or members of minority groups as researchers, and the enhancement of career development by fostering professional contacts. The workshops included lectures, discussions, and simulation exercises in the areas of research design and methodology, proposal preparation,…
(1980). On Campus with Women, Number 27, Summer 1980. A newsletter on issues pertaining to women's rights on campuses and in employment is presented. Developments and issues include the following: initiation of intercollegiate athletic championships for women in nine sports; a charge of unequal pay for women coaches; university cases of alleged sex discrimination in athletic programs; reference to maiden name on college admission forms; coordination of civil rights enforcement by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program; a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that racial quotas imposed by Congress are constitutional if designed to remedy past discrimination and if the quotas are flexible and temporary; a ruling that universities are to be treated similarly to other employers when they are charged with sex discrimination in employment practices; court cases regarding faculty tenure, equal pay, and sex discrimination; an organization formed at Cornell University…
(1972). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. The proceedings of the 12th annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools contains reports on new and changing directions in the master's degree by Joe N. Gerber, Thomas C. Rumble, and Donald E. Stokes; the activities of the panel on alternate approaches to graduate education by J. Boyd Page, Robert F. Kruh, and Benjamin DeMott; financing graduate education by Philip E. Kubzansky, John D. Millett, and Clarence Scheps; women in graduate education by Robert E. Wolverton, Lorene Rogers, Elizabeth Scott, Margaret Rumbarger, and Cyrena Pondrom. Workshops offered include the dean and the law by Raymond P. Mariella, James J. Ritterskamp, Jr., and Donald J. White; new elements in graduate admissions by Stirling L. Huntley, Andrew J. Hein, Thom Rhue, Cliff Sjorgren, and David L. Jacobson; a reexamination of the residency requirement by William J. Burke, Charles A. Leone, Michael J. Brennan, and John P. Noonan; and self-evaluation of graduate programs by John K. Major, Lyle Jones, Sam… [PDF]