As the second phase of a two phase assessment, this report presents the results of a rapid feedback evaluation of the extent to which the Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEAP) is making progress toward its objectives. Two different kinds of management-oriented information gathering activities were involved: "evaluability…

The federally funded Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEAP) authorizes the support of a broad range of activities promoting educational equity for women. Some of these are materials development, inservice training, research and development, and educational programs. WEEAP also awards small grants to agencies, nonprofit organizations and…

Revisions made in the 1981 Women's Educational Equity Act when it was extended in 1984 are outlined in this report. An introduction provides background on the 1981 and 1984 acts and briefly recounts the Reagan administration's opposition to the law. Various aspects of the 1984 law are outlined in separate sections. A description of authority and…

A study was made to ascertain the needs of teacher educators for materials and training related to sex equity and to identify the resources currently being used. An analysis of textbooks generally used by most preservice education majors revealed widespread sex bias. It was found that there is a dearth of materials on sex equity readily available…

This report reviews the U.S. Department of Education's Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) Program. First authorized by Public Law 93-380, the Education Amendments of 1974, this program awards grants and contracts to eligible recipients for interventions to: (1) provide educational equity for women; (2) help educational institutions meet the…

A field tested workshop program to prepare rural women for education and job opportunities is described in this comprehensive manual for workshop leaders. An introductory chapter states program goals and philosophy and covers planning and implementing the workshops; topics include staff selection, publicity and recruiting, materials, workshop size…

The existence of Federal laws and policies supportive of educational equity for women was challenged with the election of President Reagan in 1980. The Reagan Administration's philosophy of providing block grants to States threatened to eliminate the Women's Educational Equity Act (WEEA) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, both designed…

The historical and political processes by which sex discrimination in education became a major public policy issue in the 1970's are explored in this book. Four significant cases in the attack upon sex discrimination in education are reviewed. The Cohen Vs. Chesterfield County (Virginia) School Board case, leading to a landmark Supreme Court…

Core federal legislation addressing gender inequalities in education (Title IX of Education Amendments Act of 1972, Women's Educational Equity Act, and several vocational education acts) is examined. Objectives of these laws are discussed, and influence of this legislation and the federal government's reluctant role in enforcing these acts are…