The growth of the new women's movement is the result of an idea whose time has come. (Editor)

Fables and facts about the equal rights amendment in New York State are presented to answer possible questions and misinterpretations of the proposed 27th Amendment. (JR)

The author briefly summarizes the articles in this issue describing current studies in sex stratification and of the Social Science Quarterly dealing with women in the world of politics, work, and crime. (Author/RM)

Discusses the issue of pay equity for librarians and considers two cases of libraries in which staffs have obtained equitable pay: the state of Minnesota and the California State University system. Methods for achieving equity are suggested, and a sidebar addresses criticisms of and obstacles to this effort. (Six references) (MES)

This booklet presents descriptions of courses at Alverno College that were being offered during the fall of 1971 and that in some way attempted to deal with special aspects of the education of women students. In each case the faculty member listed the approach or changes in content, methodology, etc., that reflected awareness of women students'…

Recounts briefly the author's experience with sexist ridicule, contempt and abuse during a neutral business transaction. (MH)

Listed in this article are 13 general guidelines for ethical and effective psychotherapy with women. Each guideline is presented with a verbatim example drawn from complaints of respondents to the initial survey of the Task Force on Sex Bias and Sex Role Stereotyping in Psychotherapeutic Practice.

Examined the effect of sex-role stereotypes on leadership attribution. Subjects were asked to view photographs of groups where either a man or a woman sat at the head of a table. Data were consistent with the hypothesis that sex stereotypes still control social judgements and that discrimination operates unconsciously. (CMG)

The discrimination and injustices acting upon women's existence in society are manifested and perpetuated in the milieu of sport. (RC)

This article discusses discrimination and stereotyping of women appearing on United States postage stamps. (RM)

For a woman, the critic's role demands overcoming the difficulties of her peers, audience, editors and judges, in seeing her as a voice to be trusted. (Author/NL)

Used data from a variety of sources to examine gender barriers to higher education in Taiwan. Findings show that barriers remain, that women still suffer disadvantages in access to higher education, even though the expansion of higher education in Taiwan has substantially benefitted females over the past few decades. (SLD)

Describes the experiences of Mary Jones as librarian at the University of Nebraska (1892-97), her resignation attributed to sex discrimination, the impact of her resignation on the library, and her subsequent positions at the University of Illinois, University of Iowa, and Los Angeles Public Library. A sidebar discusses women's career paths in the…

This article presents guidelines for equal treatment of the sexes drawn up by the McGraw-Hill Book Company and other publishers in an effort to avoid sexist assumptions in their publications. (RC)