Based on in-depth qualitative interviews, this study analyzed the challenges and structural inequities that Chicanos/Latinos(as) encountered and resisted during their first year of graduate school. Grounded in intersectionality theory, this study analyzed how race, class, and gender inequalities that are embedded in the graduate schooling process…

Analyzes interscholastic athletic programs in Connecticut's high schools using data from a survey of 67 athletic directors across the state and six in-depth studies of high schools. Findings show that many hurdles to gender equity in high school athletics have been reduced, but many serious infractions still occur. (SLD)

Explores perceptions that a career in science is incompatible with a successful family life for women. The truth is that one woman cannot have it all if she has to do it all, plus do it all well. Women scientists can only have opportunities for success equal to those of men when they get help negotiating the challenges of their multiple roles with…

Explores the development of the field of gender equity in education, discussing how practitioners have combined conventions, practices, and institutional features of research and activism. Examines how two national, grassroots advocacy groups for gender equity have contributed to the field while adapting the knowledge base, conventions, and…

Highlights some of the more common stressors and difficulties faced by women in academia, particularly those of junior rank, in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service, and outlines effective strategies, including plans for institutions, for overcoming barriers. (SLD)

Describes the development of a program for providing young girls at an all-girls school opportunities to problem solve by constructing their solutions using tools and materials unlikely to be part of their home or school experiences. The program combines analytical and problem solving skills with basic engineering concepts. Notes problems…

Explores the gender gap in salaries and promotions among Cincinnati (Ohio) public school teachers from the beginning of the school system in 1830 to 1991. Current data show that, although increasing numbers of women are being promoted to principal, the proportion still lags behind that of men. (SLD)

Reviews research on norms of behavior toward male and female students that newly certified teachers bring to their classrooms, and explores ways teacher educators can provide alternatives to gender bias. There are no simple strategies for preservice teachers to learn, but research can help teacher educators work toward gender fairness. (SLD)

A survey of 2,161 Ohio elementary and secondary school teachers reveals that they consistently identified specific gender-bias-free competencies as appropriate for their grade-level students. Nine competencies reoccurred across the six grade levels sampled, and 10 competencies were established as specific to each of the 6 grade levels. (SLD)

Considers issues of equality of opportunity and access for educational computer use, including those of socioeconomic status, ethnic minority status, and gender. Suggests ways to promote equitable computer use. Intuitive evidence suggests that adding technology to the curriculum is likely to favor the relatively advantaged students with access to…

Investigated 8th grade science education within all-boys', all-girls' and coeducational classes. A college professor observed and scripted student behaviors, teacher behaviors, and teacher-student interactions. The two educators collaboratively examined gender-specific behaviors, problems such behaviors created for science instruction, and…

Much of the thinking about social differences in South Africa is ensconced in a racial equality framework that presupposes the existence of stable and homogeneous racial entities. Policies of social redress may actually obscure educational equity by conceptualizing race as separate from the gender and class issues that are also part of social…