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Chemical and Engineering News, 1980
Reports survey results from the American Chemical Society (ACS) that indicate an erosion of chemists' salaries by soaring living costs. Numerous tables provide information regarding the employment status of industrial and academic ACS members and their salaries. (CS)
Descriptors: Chemical Industry, Chemistry, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics
Goldberg, Joseph P.; Moye, William T. – 1985
This book describes various aspects of the historical development of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The first chapter, entitled "Origins," sketches the factors leading up to authorization of the BLS in June 1884. A chapter entitled "Carroll Wright: Setting the Course" discusses the views and contributions of the BLS's…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Background, Economic Change, Economic Climate
Gavin, Eileen A. – 1981
Social and historical perspectives on academic women in the United States are considered. Progress of academic women during the past decade, factors associated with scholarly achievement, and prospects for the 1980s are examined. Women's entry into higher education, first as students and later as faculty members, began quite recently. At about the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Career Choice, College Faculty, College Role