Traces the historical exclusion of women from mathematics and science, cites attempts to support their involvement, assesses their current status, and highlights some programs that encourage young women to enter the profession. (KHR)

Notes that when girls face off against boys on the wrestling mat, they must also deal with critics who say that are not serious and not welcome. The paper highlights the experiences of one California high school girl involved in wrestling, looking at the physical, emotional, and social obstacles she has encountered during her participation in high…

In an action research project, eight women explored their development of gender consciousness, finding that a hidden curriculum taught subordination to the patriarchal system. Connected learning fostered gender consciousness and led to connected action. Action included teaching others about gender issues, making the invisible visible, and adopting…

Examines the development co-education in Dutch secondary physical education, suggesting that the dominant 20th century co-educational tradition in the Netherlands has influenced educational ideals and school practice with respect to physical education. Asserts that a historical lack of discussions about co-education trivializes today's problems in…

Reflects on the process and experience of attempts to open dialogues between Women's Studies staff and students on the topic of feminist teaching practices. Provides biographies of the staff and students concerned, discusses what is meant by empowerment, and delineates debates over the Women's Studies teaching model. Addresses contradictions and…

Discusses women and gender issues in mathematics. (Author/NB)

Introduces and discusses key principles of feminist evaluation. Opens the conversation that continues in the chapters of this theme issue. Establishes the idea that the central focus of feminist evaluation is the gender inequity that leads to social injustice. (SLD)

Corrects various assertions from an article on gender identity disorder in children, explaining that the original research found that 76.1 percent of gender-referred children expressed cross-sex wishes, rather than 17-36 percent of gender-referred boys, as stated in the earlier article. Notes that the original research sample included…

Investigates group gender composition and communication styles in small task groups involved in computer-mediated communication. Describes a study that tried to train small task groups in the use of one communication style and suggests further research in the area of communication training for online task groups. (Author/LRW)

A study of 200 mentor/protege pairs found those involving female mentors with male or female proteges provided more role modeling. Male mentors of male proteges offered less role modeling and psychosocial support than female mentors of male proteges. Male mentors with female proteges provided the most career development of any gender combination.…

Tells a personal tale of a conflicted feminist self and how using such individual tensions can inform organizational communication. Explores the ongoing evolution of a reluctant feminist identity through organizational micropractices that spur and impede alignment with feminisms. Presents a particular standpoint on the strained connection between…

Studied the work and lives of 20 experienced female teachers in relation to gender order in school and society. Presented results as six themes that show that the female teacher is in a contradictory situation with respect to positional authority. Gender regimes in schools appear to follow the same patterns as society as a whole, and women…

Discusses some concepts of contemporary feminism as exemplified in Christina Hoff Sommers's controversial book "Who Stole Feminism: How Women Have Betrayed Women." Also discusses (and takes issue with) Robert Pula's definition of feminism in "A General Semantics Glossary." Encourages readers to follow the debates of feminist…

Discussion of women and leadership focuses on women in librarianship. Highlights include the evolution of thought about women and leadership; feminist research and theory; Margaret McIntosh's model for leadership, including womanless leadership, problems in leadership, and leadership redefined; equity in leadership; and implications for…

Describes verbal interactions in 13 selected corporate training sessions using the INTERSECT (Interactions for Sex Equity in Classroom Teaching) Observation System. Highlights include the gender of the trainer, types of feedback and interaction, classroom interactions by gender, and implications for further study. (Author/LRW)