With a General Election just weeks away -- what are the British public's views on equality of opportunity and social mobility? Do today's voters want to see greater action to level the playing field, and should we be investing to equalise opportunities? To answer those questions, the Sutton Trust has commissioned More in Common to conduct…

Women librarians in Great Britain are struggling to eliminate the historical bias against married women continuing to work. Also, while the number of women working in libraries has increased, the number in top positions has decreased. (JAB)

Drawing on educational statistics and other data, this British report calls for expanding the opportunities open to women and girls for higher education, vocational and industrial training, equal earning power, career guidance and counseling, and employment in skilled, technician, supervisory, and managerial jobs and positions. A recasting of…

Women are underrepresented in management generally as well as in educational management. Improving the situation requires equal opportunity policy and practice, training and staff development, and women's appreciation of their own management skills and knowledge. (SK)

Contains results of a study of racial discrimination in the British job market for accountants and financial executives. Results show that considerable discrimination remains several years after the adoption of the Race Relations Act of 1968. (CT)

Issues facing black women in higher education include whether their formal credentials are "relevant"; informal restrictions on access caused by prejudicial notions of suitability for a course or a job; and social and financial limitations emerging from their environment. (SK)

Great Britain's teachers with disabilities face discrimination in obtaining and retaining employment. To achieve disability equality and integration, a campaign is needed to change regulations for medical fitness to teach, develop an equality perspective across the whole curriculum, and force the government to allocate money to include disabled…

Examines attitudes and practices concerning equal opportunities for women in education and work, and briefly compares the attitudes of readers of the British "Sunday Times" with the attitudes of Americans as expressed in the 1978 Gallup Poll. (IRT)

Discusses the increasing exclusion of women from the higher levels of computing. Recommends changes in the content and focus of computer science curricula that might encourage greater participation by women. Describes how this would benefit the computer industry. (DM)

Summarizes a survey of teachers' perceptions of the school promotional system. Presents findings on male/female status differentials, under-representation of women in higher-scale posts, and the possibility that gender-related discrimination operates against the career interests of women. Concludes that women overwhelmingly perceive themselves as…

This survey suggests that the employment prospects of women in medicine are more optimistic than suspected, but women may be employed in posts underusing their talents. An advisory service for women science students is recommended. (Author/LBH)

Addresses the lack of progress by Black people and women to reach positions of power and policy influence and the authorities' failure to deliver services that meet the needs of both groups. Discusses issues related to local government in Great Britain. (JOW)

This document reports results of a study conducted in Britain to determine employers' policies toward recruiting and employing people with disabilities and what kinds of help and assistance employers need if they are to be able to do more in this area. Data were collected through an extensive literature review, a mailed survey of a sample of 1,855…

At the national level, there is ample evidence of considerable racial inequality in employment in Britain. The two main components of this inequality are discrimination and disadvantage. Under the Race Relations Act of 1976, industrial tribunals are empowered to impose penalties on those who discriminate unlawfully, but the Act does not impose an…