Annotated film list. (CH)

Looks at a report of the American Association of University Women ("How Schools Shortchange Girls") that offers recommendations to help girls overcome discrimination in the classroom; presents a response by Diane Ravitch emphasizing the progress women and girls have made in education. (JOW)

Pay equity remains a problem linked to the problem of low pay. Pay equity must be understood as one solution to the problem of securing a living wage for women and men in the restructuring economy as well as a means for challenging gender equity. (JOW)

In this congressional hearing on women in the labor force, focus is on the problems of wage discrimination and specific means of eradicating this injustice. Testimony includes statements and submissions for the record (prepared statements and reports) from United States Senators and from individuals representing the Committee on Women's Employment…

The draft guidelines are the outcome of a broadly representative three-day workshop and represent a more specific definition than previously available of the many aspects of sex fairness in career interest inventories and related interpretive, technical, and promotional materials. The diverse concerns of inventory users, respondents, authors, and…

Examined responses of 86 chronic alcoholic males to item 101 of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), "I believe women ought to have as much sexual freedom as men." The proportion of responses with "False" was similar to recent normative MMPI data on normal US Midwest males. (Author/KS)

Instead of being broadly representative of the American people, as prescribed by the 1946 Foreign Service Act, the Foreign Service's upper ranks have been a white, male bastion from the beginning. Recent improvements are examined. (RM)

A survey of the Toronto security industry (n=196) found that some females have found better jobs in it; 11.7% of employees were female, but 44.4% of them were office workers. More women clients may influence the numbers of women in management, perhaps due to the process of gender homophily. (JOW)

Clergymen have been facing new challenges and stresses resulting from greater numbers of women entering seminaries and positions of religious leadership. In this study, 54 Roman Catholic priests and 50 brothers were given the specially devised Religion and Stress Questionnaire to explore their sensitivity towards some of the gender issues…

This report presents the recommendations of the President's Advisory Committee for Women, a blueprint for action to complete the unfinished business of bringing equality and fair treatment to the women of the United States. The report is divided into six chapters. Chapter I describes the Committee's mandate, its tasks, and the process that led…

This guidebook was written to provide information to high school students on Title IX, the Federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in educational programs. The booklet outlines student rights and responsibilities under the law and answers common questions regarding its provisions. Specific rights discussed include the student's rights in…

In revising the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, the publisher attempted to balance the presentation of sexes and to portray both sexes in less stereotypic roles. This study examined whether the revision conformed to these guidelines. Results indicate the present test content is significantly better balanced and less stereotypic than previous…

An opinion survey on sex-equity concerns was conducted for a sample of educational researchers (128 males, 138 females). Results indicated strong male-female differences on issues related to professional employment (such as reverse bias and equity in work assignments). However, most of the sample opposed sex-specific references and supported…

Estimates of gender earnings inequality in data from 116,431 Jewish workers were compared using a hierarchical linear model (HLM) and ordinary least squares model. The HLM allows estimation of the extent to which earnings inequality depends on occupational characteristics. (SK)

Discusses barriers to systemic and systematic gender equity in mass communication academic units. Makes suggestions to strengthen that possibility. Discusses issues to be investigated, barriers and resources, approaching and researching, and proactive approaches. (SR)