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Smith, Daryl G. – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Gender, and especially the status of women, is certainly one of the most salient identities in all corners of the world. For some countries, the issues begin with the right to education at even the earliest ages. In the United States, there is a prevailing assumption, because women are a majority of the undergraduate and graduate populations in…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Females, Womens Education, Equal Education
Manning, Teresa R. – National Association of Scholars, 2020
Controversy surrounding sex discrimination and sexual misconduct in higher education has existed now for over 50 years. Title IX is the federal law banning sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds. This Report examines the evolving understanding of sex discrimination in higher education over the years, as well as the mechanisms that…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness
American Association of University Women, 2010
This report highlights some of the outstanding accomplishments of AAUW (American Association of University Women) for fiscal year 2010. This year's annual report also features stories of remarkable women who are leading the charge to break through barriers and ensure that all women have a fair chance. Sharon is working to reduce the pay gap…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Discrimination, Womens Education, Sex Fairness
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Hausman, Patricia – Academic Questions, 2008
The author scrutinizes the National Academy of Sciences report "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering" and its dangerous call to place the sciences under the sledgehammer of Title IX. Her findings: A one-sided, inaccurate, and internally contradictory report prepared by a…
Descriptors: Sciences, Science Education, Career Choice, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
The annual report on graduate education programs funded under Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Part E, submitted by the Secretary of Education to the Congress, is presented. Because of the transition to the new Department of Education before the 1980 report was due, it was decided to update the 1979 report and submit a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Fellowships, Females
On Campus with Women, 1984
Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in these newsletter issues. A special article on the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision in "Grove City College v. Bell" is included. The Court held that when a college received federal money only through its financial aid program,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Students, Court Litigation
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1996
This publication is a resource document for developing recommendations concerning the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. This document describes the eight parts of Title IV, "Student Assistance," and the seven parts of Title IX, "Graduate Programs." Title IV covers the following areas: grants to students in attendance…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Economic Factors, Educational Finance