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Ott, Mary Diederich – 1990
To ensure that faculty salaries are based solely upon the contributions and accomplishments of the individual faculty members at the University of Maryland at College Park, the relationship between male and female faculty salaries was monitored. Female faculty members' salaries for 1990 were reviewed in relation to the salaries of comparably…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Merit Pay

Kim, Marlene – Journal of Social Issues, 1989
Discusses ways in which historical wage structures still influence current salaries and underpay for female-dominated jobs. Examines the origins of the California State Civil Service's compensation structure, and finds that gender discrimination explicitly lowered wages for female-dominated jobs. Provides quantitative and qualitative evidence of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparable Worth, Employed Women, Employment Practices

Konrad, Alison M.; Pfeffer, Jeffrey – Sociology of Education, 1991
Studies conditions under which women and minorities were hired for managerial positions in higher education administration. Determines that odds of a new person hired being a woman or minority is positively affected if the previous employee in that position was a woman or minority. Finds that past segregation is among the leading influences on…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Employment Practices, Ethnic Discrimination, Higher Education
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1994
This handbook offers a comprehensive view of the labor force activity of women in the United States and describes a range of legal and socioeconomic developments that have had an effect upon women's participation and progress in the work force. Through numerous statistical charts and tables, the book depicts change and reactions to change in the…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Employed Parents, Employed Women, Employment
Wider Opportunities for Women, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1993
This brief has the following contents: statistics on the number of women in nontraditional occupations, summary of legislation about women and employment, barriers inhibiting the entry of women into nontraditional training and employment, and strategies to overcome barriers to women entering nontraditional work settings. The statistics section…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Employment Practices, Federal Legislation, Females
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1988
The female share of the older work force has nearly doubled since 1950. In 1987, the 6.2 million women aged 55 and over in the labor force constituted 4 of every 10 older workers. Because young women today have a stronger work attachment than did their mothers and grandmothers, the female share of the older work force is likely to continue to…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Gale, Fay – Vestes, 1980
Australian universities are surveyed to determine the proportion of female appointments and the appointments of candidates with non-Australian degrees. Evidence is presented that shows both groups are underrepresented, and partial explanations are offered. (JSR)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Employment Practices, Employment Qualifications
Hyer, Patricia; And Others – 1983
The status of women faculty members at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is examined. Attention is focused on the progress made by the university over the last 5 years in hiring and promoting women faculty, the representation of women in the administration and university governance, and salaries. Major conclusions are as follows:…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Selection, Departments, Employment Practices
Wilson, Pamela, Ed. – 1992
This document contains 29 statistical tables grouped into five sections: "General Statistics,""Occupations and Earnings,""Earnings of Selected Professional Occupations,""Women and Higher Education," and "Family Income and Composition." Among the tables are those that show the following: (1) 1991 annual average U.S. civilian work force by…
Descriptors: Adults, College Graduates, Compensation (Remuneration), Employed Women
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
A study analyzed past and present United States initiatives for promoting equal employment opportunity and wage equality for women. It was determined that, during the past 20 years, the United States Government has established the legal procedures to combat inequities in educational opportunities and employment-related practices. While these…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Agency Cooperation, Blacks, Coordination