Suggests that gender issues necessitate considering gender in treatment planning for suicidal individuals. Focuses on gender dynamics relevant to psychotherapy with suicidal adults. Reviews literature on relationships between gender and epidemiology of suicidal ideation and behaviors, reasons for suicidal behavior, and initiation and goals of…

Reviews current approaches by U.S. and other Western researchers to evaluating the differential impacts of international development on women and men and discusses the potential contributions feminist evaluation could make to improve the understanding of the gender dimensions of development. (SLD)

Discusses the reasons why, despite changes in both society and attitudes of men and women towards their roles, there still exists inequality between the sexes. Also discusses how this inequality negatively affects intimate relationships. Suggests ways that men, women, and society can remedy the situation and encourage greater fulfillment in love.…

This review of recent literature suggests that there exist gender-based problems in counselor training supervision. Several of these problems are discussed in this paper. Though opinions of counselors appear, for the most part, to support stereotypes, actual measurements of supervisor behaviors suggest that stereotypical definitions may not always…

This framework provides an overview of the emerging literature on the gender gap in science. It seeks to contribute to the growing body of research emphasizing factors that have been shown to enhance women's ways of knowing; thereby transcending gender stereotypes in science. The theoretical and research bases of gender issues in science are…

Reviews research on gender-role development and discusses the finding that boys and girls are not as different from each other as believed to be. Discusses consequences of gender segregation and why children choose same-sex playmates. Suggests ways to encourage more positive interactions between boys and girls. (BAC)

Reviews research on the cultural meaning of gender and suicidal behavior. Studies suggest that U. S. adolescents perceive nonfatal suicidal behavior as more "feminine" and less potent than killing oneself. Cultural and suicidal behavior may be particularly influential for adolescents because adolescents are in the process of defining their…

Using recommendations and insights gained from the book, "How Schools Shortchange Girls," this volume assesses the progress made toward sexual equity since 1992. It examines new challenges in American education, such as the focus on educational standards, and explores areas of potential equity challenges in the 21st century. It confirms the fact…

Introduces the special issue on teaching about gender and ethnicity in psychology, reviewing empirical studies of the inclusiveness of curricula, and presenting an overview of the six other articles in the issue. Themes include the complexity of the interaction between gender and ethnicity. (SLD)

Counselors need to take into consideration the social construction of gender and its role in the psychological development of women and men and their presenting concerns. Suggests ways counseling centers can affect social and institutional practices that negatively affect female and male students. Emphasizes counselor input for improving college…

Explores the differences between shame and guilt in suicide, with a focus on experiential and developmental factors and on behavioral reactions to these emotions. Illustrates the role of shame as a motive for suicidal behavior and provides examples of suicidal behavior in Greek tragedy, Asian cultures, jails, and famous individuals. (RJM)

This paper presents a review of selected literature relevant to a general question of hemispheric specialization (right or left brain) and questions of gender differences in spatial abilities among a group of art students. Three basic questions for discussion are proposed: (1) is there a relationship between hemispheric dominance and spatial…

Considers some of the scholarship on gender and mathematics, critically examining the findings that were produced and the influence they had. Proposes a fundamental tension in research on equity between lack of concern on the one hand and essentialism on the other. (Author/MM)

Presents a discussion based on the premise that the entire educational system needs reassessment if there is to be an influx of women, particularly African-American women, in the quantitative sciences. Provides strategies focusing on science education that are based on a search of the literature and on the personal experience of a biology teacher.…

Reviews research in the field of language and gender from the 1970s through the 1990s, observing that language and gender research has moved away from variationist studies to broad-based ethnographic investigations and examinations of discourse and conversation where language is studied in communicative context. An annotated bibliography discusses…