The process of obtaining funds from foundations and government agencies for programs that will further educational equity for women is examined. Presented in nontechnical terms are the fundamentals in: identifying where the money is; writing an effective funding request; and submitting the application for funds. Included are descriptions of…

Although the phenomenon has long been observed that women enter all types of post-secondary education at lower participation rates than men, there have been few attempts to analyze the reasons for this. These barriers may be categorized as (1) institutional, (2) situational, and (3) dispositional. Institutional factors that serve to exclude women…

A study sought to find out how many skills which women learn through life experience can be transferred to selected postsecondary vocational education programs. Methodology included mailing sixteen sets of nine questionnaires to women in women's centers, displaced homemaker centers, and counseling centers in seven states. Questionnaires covered…

A study was made to identify the competencies women gain from their volunteer work and homemaking experiences and to develop materials helpful to women and to colleges in evaluating these experiences for college credit. By a review of the literature and interviews and surveys of adult women, the investigators identified fourteen volunteer work…

The purpose of the review reported here is to identify what has been and is being done in formally recognizing the educational and career relevance of the skills and competencies which women learn from their life experiences. Methodology noted includes survey of published literature and interviews with organizations, projects, and individuals to…

Materials to facilitate the evaluation of the competencies women acquire from domestic and volunteer work were developed, so that academic credit might be awarded for these skills, and so that women's entry or re-entry into post secondary education might be enhanced. The project staff reviewed the literature, contacted volunteers and volunteer…