This series of articles describes four promising practices. Included are (1) "North Carolina Central University's Institute on Desegregation: A Center for Interinstitutional Research"; (2) "Beyond the Status Quo: Merging Feminist Studies with Teacher Education"; (3) "Instructing Our Newest Minority: The Haitian"; and (4) "Sex-Role Stereotyping: A…

This report was written to measure progress on the National Plan of Action for Women. It is organized in four parts. Part I contains background on how the plan came into being and makes clear why it was important to evaluate the plan. Part II reports the results of the first part of a two-stage survey conducted to gather information on how the…

Materials for planning, organizing, and scheduling community activities for National Women's History Week (NWHW) are provided. The purpose of the week was to help male and female students become aware of the wealth of women's history that has been left out of the standard U.S. history texts used in most schools. Section 1 summarizes a sample of…

This book is designed for instructors and tutors working with female learners in literacy and English-as-an-additional language (EAL). It consists of a series of papers that explore some of the links among feminism, literacy, violence, and a women-centered curriculum while simultaneously presenting suggested activities, readings, and discussions…