Explores the nature of sexual harassment on the job, its extent, and what can be done about it. (IRT)

Argues that women tend to have high job satisfaction despite their positions and pay because they aren't aware of the discrimination against them. The position of women in the labor force appears to result not so much from inadequate laws as from prejudices that create obstacles to improvement. (Author/IRT)

Outlines several steps that can be taken to protect pregnant workers from work hazards. (IRT)

Looks at some of the implications resulting from the presence of women in the marketplace and outlines some steps the innovative executive and adaptive enterprise can employ in taking advantage of the new opportunities. (IRT)

Affirmative action legislation has made a difference in the job climate. The difference is affecting younger women most strongly, but older women are also being affected. (Author/IRT)

An examination of the replies of 1,402 women in management positions to a national survey indicates that much progress has been made--more women are in the workforce; fewer women perceive their management problems to be sex-oriented; and 73 percent felt their training to be acceptable. (Author/IRT)

This article reports some findings of an empirical study about the perceptions and orientations of women managers in three large organizations. (Author)

Recommends giving women "proactive" training, which means training to prepare them for more responsibility rather than to correct inadequacies. (Author/JM)

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)

Internal management development programs are effective especially for teaching management skills to women because of women's position on the learning curve. (Author)

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)

Use of an experiential learning approach in which participants learn from data generated in exercises, cases, and role-playing has a lasting impact when participants return to their jobs. (Author)

Changes in the institutional structures that block women's opportunities for occupational advancement will be necessary in the next decade. The structural problems of power, tokenism, and opportunity, identified in Rosabeth Moss Kanter's sociological case study of a corporation, are discussed. (Author/MLF)

Although aspiring women managers can receive some developmental support from women in management positions, this support frequently needs to be augmented by that from human resources personnel and successful men. (Author/JM)

Socially responsible business organizations recognize the relationship between the organization, its employees, and their families. A review of the impact of each personnel policy on the personal lives of employees and subsequent adaptation strategies in recruiting methods, promotion, transfer, travel, and scheduling can result in a successful…