Intended for use by SEAs and LEAs in the development of programs designed to address sex bias in vocational education, this booklet (which covers elementary to secondary education) provides strategies and evaluative procedures for problems or needs identified as resulting from sex bias and sex-role stereotyping. The thirty-one potential problem…

Factors associated with fostering and overcoming sex-role stereotyping in secondary level occupational education in New York State were identified during the first of a two-phase project. The first phase, a pilot study, focused on the program area of Trade, Industrial, and Service Education. (Phase II will involve an expanded analysis of factors…

The more a girl discusses an idea, the more likely she is to believe and practice the idea. With this as a basic premise, this document (prepared for parents and adult leaders) lists discussion topics or other kinds of activities that will help young girls explore several concepts. (1) Many forces tell a girl that she needs to improve or change…

Racial issues such as busing and affirmative action are not supported by most black people despite contrary insinuations by the media. Court ordered busing was not implicit in the 1954 Supreme Court decision which struck down state-imposed segregation. As a result we now have a situation that goes counter to the intent of the original decision.…

The black American female's social and economic status, family life and contributions to society have all suffered under the effects of racism and sexism. Racism in particular has had the greatest disabling effects on the status and progress of black women. The black woman has had to cope with problems dating back to slavery, the continuing…

A survey of the State University of New York's admissions personnel and residence hall directors was conducted during Spring, 1976. Examined were personality traits and self-concepts of travelers and non-travelers. Those characteristics which would aid in the hiring process were identified. Also examined were sex-role and occupational stereotyping…

The main purpose of this study was to address this question: When preschool children are exposed to novel objects, will their tactual and verbal information-seeking about these objects and the amount of information they remember about these same objects be influenced by whether an adult labels them as things "for girls" or "for…

A study was conducted to examine the influence of a job applicant's sex, marital status, and parental status on evaluation of competence. One hundred eighty-four female and one hundred eighty-four male college students were given a completed job application and an article written by an applicant. The job applicant was described to the subjects in…

This study examines the role of women in local political office in Connecticut. It also investigates the proposition that attitudes toward women officeholders are affected by the number of women serving together on the local municipal council. Fifty female and 50 male politicians from towns and cities in Connecticut were interviewed. Perceptions…

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the life choices and life styles of Korean immigrants in comparison to other ethnic minorities, particularly other Asians, in the United States. Factors contributing to differential degrees of cultural assimilation among the Asian immigrants are analyzed along three dimensions: (1) objective; (2)…

Because of the built-in stereotyping and derogation of women that exists in the English language, the classroom teacher must face the task of finding practical answers to three popular attacks against research on sexism in English: language is a rather minor and irrelevant issue; there is no need to change language from the way it has always been;…

The purpose of this study was to identify the most important factors related to the problem of women's participation in mathematics and to determine the relative importance of the factors to guide future research and intervention efforts. The vehicle for this study was a national survey of 1,452 13-year-olds and 1,788 high school seniors. The data…

In 1974 and in 1975 the Michigan Southeast Regional Ethnic Heritage Studies Center conducted teacher training workshops as part of a federally funded ethnic studies project. This handbook describes the workshops. The purpose of the training program was to increase self-awareness, awareness of the multi-cultural community, and awareness of local…

Women's participation in the workforce is increasing, spurred by inflation, the rising level of consumer aspirations, the increasing number of families headed by women as a consequence of divorce, and the declining birth rate. However, the work women do continues to be segregated from men's and comparatively poorly paid, while women still carry…

The papers presented in this volume are the result of a conference designed to assist school personnel in understanding and developing plans to eradicate sex discrimination in schools. The works included are: "The Subtleties of Sexism: A Short, Short Story," by Sharon B. Lord; "Legal Ramifications and Concepts of Title IX," by…