The Black Lives Matter movement has brought much needed attention to the police brutality that has plagued Black communities nationwide for decades. This increased attention has sparked much needed dialogue about what it means to be Black in America. Unfortunately, many of these conversations continue to leave Black women voiceless. This lack of…

Scholars have sought to identify the complexity and multidimensionality of the phenomenon of sexual identity formation since the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973 (Bayer, 1981). This article addresses the manner in which the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer [LGBTQ]…

Despite the increase in marine science curriculum in secondary schools, marine science is not generally required curricula and has been largely deemphasized or ignored in relation to earth science, biology, chemistry, and physics. I call for the integration and implementation of marine science more fully in secondary science education through…

Shows how adolescent femininity is constructed in 34 adolescent romance novels written from 1942-1982. Most feature the "good girl" characterized by filial obedience and adherence to male-dominated romantic conduct, although sixties and seventies novels showed strain in gender relations. Narrative versions of femininity are fictional…

Examines ways in which female and male teachers and students talk about themselves and each other regarding physical activity, the body, and their expectations of femininity and masculinity. It is argued that physical education is where bodies are inscribed with gender differences, that is, the female body as lacking those qualities associated…

Explores the inferior position of women librarians in the Australian workforce and presents a case study of Jean Arnot. Topics include women's financial status as related to marital status; barriers in the recruitment and promotion processes; issues of health; and salary differences. (67 references) (LRW)