Despite the increased number of women workers and sex fairness federal legislation, the earning power and job status of women workers has not increased. The earnings gap between men and women has actually widened. The author looks at ways to improve the situation through education and training. (MF)

This handbook is designed (1) to assist vocational educators and administrators in understanding both the causes of occupational sex segregation and the problems it creates; (2) to clarify the federal and state mandates for the elimination of sex bias in vocational education programs; and (3) to provide possible approaches and strategies that can…