Examined high and low body dissatisfied (BD) men's and women's in-task emotional responses to acute exposure to sex-specific physique slides of the aesthetic ideal and of themselves. Participating college students reported their immediate in-task emotional responses to viewing the slides. Men and women, as well as high and low BD groups, reported…

College students participated in two studies assessing differences in their way of addressing male and female professors and the implications of terms selected. The probability of being addressed by title versus name was significantly greater for men than women. Professors were perceived to hold higher status when addressed by title, regardless of…

Addresses how fundamental questions associated with research on gender and employment interviewing might be inherently biased. Contends that gender bias is prevalent in the workplace. Examines employment interviewing and what appears to be inconclusive evidence of gender bias in this context. Suggests guidelines for researchers interested in…

Examines whether hypothetically effective measures lead to an improvement of the situation for girls when implemented in the physics classroom. The intervention proved successful and significantly improved most of these indicators for girls (and boys) in the experimental group. (Author/MM)

Presents the experiences of British women academics of management, noting collective strategies to move on, mainstream their experiences, and challenge existing boundaries of management and organizations. Identifies patterns of inequalities in management and management education. Outlines women's stories as an emancipatory consciousness raising…

Describes how a 7th grade science teacher creates an equal learning environment for both female and male students. Explains how to personalize classroom structure, create a cooperative learning environment, and provide diverse role models. (YDS)

Explores the use of schools as settings for teenage horror films. Asserts that these narratives reflect the stress of social pressures and uncertainties, particularly young girls. Focuses on the television show, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," while making this argument. Includes references. (CMK)

A number of writers have argued that Erikson's stages of identity and intimacy do not address the experience of women accurately. This article contends that such claims come out of a serious misreading of Erikson's work, and shows that the stages as they stand are not incompatible with the idea that there are relational components of identity…

Provides seven responses of practicing teachers to the question, "What work has been the most helpful to you in considering gender issues in the teaching of English?" Describes the books and gives citations. (HB)

Contributes to scholarship on film and feminism by showing how James Whale's film attempts to excise or severely delimit the disturbing critique of the Romantic politics of gender in Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein." Discusses parthenogenesis, showing how the novel critiques the Romantic rhetorical reconstructions of masculine…

Two studies tested the hunter-gatherer theory predicting that females should have better incidental memory for objects and locations than males. Subjects were 3- to 6-year olds and adults. Results indicated that females and males remembered more toys or objects congruent with their own sex but that there was no overall advantage for females.…

Explores theoretical problems connected with ideas of gender, "being an educated person," rationality, and caring in the context of the Dutch curriculum for general education and the subject "taking care" in Dutch secondary education. "Taking care" teaches students the knowledge and skills traditionally ascribed to…

Jungian gender development theory provides the means to view the individuation process and how it is influenced by gender. Explains how women must come to understand what it means to be female and to recognize masculine components of their personality, just as men must understand their development. Suggests counselors have a responsibility to…

Describes the gender positioning strategies adopted by a male Australian preschool teacher-director as he faces attitudes that early childhood education is "women's work." Discusses implications of a greater male presence in early childhood education. (JPB)

Points out changes in technology and therefore in teaching methods. Introduces the use of electronic mail. Discusses the early retirement of faculty and the problems it may cause. (YDS)