This resolution on racism and sexism was adopted by the American Library Association and approved by the council on Friday, July 23, 1976. (Author)

The study tests the hypothesis that race and sex are not statistically significant in explaining wages in different occupations. However data from the non-academic work force of a university indicated that sex and race do influence the pattern of wage rates and earning by occupation. (Author/EC)

Application of queuing theory to displaced-worker data indicates that White men head the queue in reemployment after displacement. White women experience gender discrimination, Black men are racially disadvantaged and do not benefit from gender, Black women are doubly disadvantaged, and Hispanic men benefit from gender. (SK)

Reports on the experiences of an undercover television news researcher who investigated complaints about discriminatory employment agency practices. (MK)

Examines similarities between the Black Power Movement of the 1960s and the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s. Proposes that the Black Liberation Movement provided the groundwork and rhetoric to fuel the later emerging Women's Movement. (MK)

Reprint of a 1978 article that describes the alienation and escapism that prevail among Black women inmates of Riker's Island prison in New York City. Calls for Black women to unite against racial, sexual, and economic oppression. (GC)

Research findings indicate that the percentage of women in their originating occupation positively affects men's chances of promotion. Blacks are less likely than whites to be promoted. The percentage of women and blacks in their originating occupation significantly decreased women's promotional chances. Black men and women and white women wait…

A review of events, public statements, reports and studies, during the time period September-October, 1974, that reflect various issues dealing with racial and sexual discrimination and school integration in the United States in general as well as a listing by individual state. (EH)

An International Labour Organisation report finds that workplace discrimination is a persistent global problem. Although sex discrimination is most prevalent, discrimination in racial, HIV/AIDS, disability, religious, and age categories is rising. Progress is uneven, and inequalities within groups are widening. (SK)

In brief narratives, adolescents describe their experiences of violence and other challenges of their environment. (SK)

Mary Berry, the new provost at the University of Maryland, discusses her problems and future prospects as being one of the highest ranking black women academics in the U.S. (Author/PG)

Miss Barbara A. Ringer, Assistant Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, filed a formal complaint of discrimination on September 2, 1971. She charged that the rejection of her application for the position of Register of Copyrights in the Library of Congress was the result of discrimination for reasons of sex and race. An analysis of the…

Discusses the responsibility of teachers of women's studies to deal with racism and sexism. (DD)

Reviews "Black Life in Corporate America" (Davis and Watson), "Women at Work: A Psychologist's Secrets to Getting Ahead in Business" (Senter), and "The Black Manager, Making It in the Corporate World" (Dickens and Dickens). All three books address general issues confronting Black/female managers, and two offer…

Discusses the wide-spread existence of racial and sexual discrimination in elementary-level reading and instructional materials and suggests several corrective measures. (RB)