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Porat, Karin L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Reviews the situation facing female applicants for administrative positions in Canada's public education system. Explores women's reluctance to apply for such positions and educational bodies' reluctance to hire them. Discusses recent decreases in the numbers of female administrators and quotes several women principals from Alberta concerning…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Trends, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
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Download full textTancred-Sheriff, Peta – Australian Universities' Review, 1988
It is proposed that Canadian universities are "alien" to women because they are dominated by men, have a large proportion of faculty who are not Canadian citizens, and are underutilizing the talents of the female half of the nation's population. Comparisons are made between the Canadian and Australian situations. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Employment Patterns
Mura, Roberta – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
A study of Canadian college mathematics faculty compared 55 men and 55 women teachers on social background, family status, education, careers, professional difficulties related to sex, and attitudes toward employment equity programs. More similarities than differences were found. Differences were noted in 10 areas of demographics and professional…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College Faculty, College Mathematics, Educational Background
