Reviews the position of women in the work force and examines legislation and policies the federal government has implemented to improve that position. (IRT)

Gives particular attention to the Supreme Court's definition of "sex based discrimination" and its application of the "Griggs" effect-test. Asserts that the Court has adopted the most conservative available notion of equal opportunity. Available from Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Box 54, Columbia University School of Law,…

In this congressional hearing on women in the labor force, focus is on the problems of wage discrimination and specific means of eradicating this injustice. Testimony includes statements and submissions for the record (prepared statements and reports) from United States Senators and from individuals representing the Committee on Women's Employment…

Reviews different interpretations of the Supreme Court's recent ruling concerning Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. For related articles, see pages 21 and 23 in the same issue. (WD)

This first part of a two-part article dealing with laws relating to working women and pregnancy examines the socio-legal developments preceding passage of the Pregnancy Disability Amendment, the basic provisions of the bill, and its impact on employers, employees, and unions in its first three years. (Author/MLF)

Argues that employers should be able to exclude fertile women from jobs that expose them to a teratogen or to a mutagen with significantly greater risks for female workers. (IRT)

The Massachusetts court held that the exclusion of pregnant women from a disability program was facially discriminatory because pregnancy alone was the determinative criterion. Available from Suffolk University Law Review Office, 41 Temple Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; sc $3.50. (Author/IRT)

This document presents public testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing on inequities toward women in the social security system. Introductory statements by Representatives Oakar, Daub, Ferraro, McCain, Ratchford, Vandergriff, Snowe, Roybal, and Biaggi are given. Public testimony is provided from representatives of the…

This second part of a two-part article dealing with laws relating to working women and pregnancy discusses the major provisions of the Pregnancy Disability Amendment of 1978, its impact on employment policies, and possible employee benefits in the future. (Author/MLF)

Examines whether the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 includes a prohibition against sexual harassment and the evolving theory in the federal court system that permits the plaintiff to include the corporate employer in her Title VII claim. (Author/IRT)

These proceedings are from a hearing that addressed the so-called "glass ceiling"--the dearth of women in mid- and upper-management level positions in corporations and other organizations. Statements of the following persons are included: Senator Paul Simon; Elsie Vartanian, Director of the Women's Bureau; Senator Robert Dole; Lynn…

An Employment and Housing Subcommittee hearing on home-based work focused on typically female clerical workers. The following women were found to face obstacles to conventional 9-to-5 jobs: women needing child care, displaced homemakers who lack job training and experience, rural women, disabled women, and older women who encounter job…

Public Law 95-555, which expands the definition of sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, reverses the judicial determination that pregnancy is not a sex-based attribute. Available from School of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211. (Author/IRT)

After discussing the facts and reasoning of the two cases (General Electric Co. vs Gilbert and Nashville Gas Co. vs Satty), the author argues that the decisions are largely the product of pregnancy stereotypes and that the Court's reasoning is flawed and should not be applied outside the context of pregnancy. Journal availability: see EA 511 481.…

This U.S. Congressional hearing, chaired by Representative Matthew G. Martinez (California), focuses on women in the work force. Issues, such as equal participation, pay, and advancement, along with sex discrimination and sexual harassment, are addressed. Testimony and written statements were presented by representatives from District of Columbia…