This document includes verbatim transcripts and prepared statements from the hearings on sex discrimination and sex stereotyping before the Subcommittee on Elementary, and Vocational Education. The report presents the findings of the Subcommittee on the status of women in vocational education, the enforcement of antidiscrimination legislation,…

This new bimonthly publication attempts to respond to the intent of the Women's Educational Equity Act (1974) which includes provisions for support of research and corrective programs geared toward elimination of sex stereotyping in textbooks and curricular materials. Regular features include sections on issues, categories and periodicals, print…

The United States waits for supplemental decisions on the Bakke case, which will provide needed clarification, and for the historical perspective that time brings. The Court's approval of the principle of affirmative action may prove to be the heart of this landmark compromise. (Author/KR)

The employment practices of most employers still result in the underutilization of female and minority workers. One of the major reasons is the lack of enforcement of affirmative action regulations. Some of the problems of enforcement have been tackled in new and innovative ways by the Legal Aid Society of Alameda County. (Author/MC)

This editorial calls for positive action supporting the National Education Association resolution in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. (JD)

Patterns of racial and sexual exclusion can be broken only by sweeping legal measures and institutionally determined modification of employment practices. University decision-makers must focus on the problems of institutionalizing affirmative action programs. (Author/JP)

The Supreme Court decision in "Johnson v. Transportation Agency" supports affirmative action in principle. However, the types of affirmative action the courts will allow will continue to vary significantly. Questions and answers provide guidance for educational institutions. (MLF)

A special committee to boost the hiring of blacks in coaching and sports administration was formed by the NCAA. The committee will collect data on minority employment and identify ways to increase the pool of black coaches and administrators. (MLW)

Reviews United States Supreme Court decisions regarding the correction of racial and sexual discrimination. Concludes that individuals must make up their own minds concerning whether the Supreme Court has contradicted constitutional guarantees against racial discrimination represented by the fourteenth amendment in deciding its recent cases in…

Provides an overview of three significant Supreme Court decisions involving challenges to affirmative action plans. Considers their implications for affirmative actions in public employment. (LHW)

Outlines the development and use of a role-playing exercise formulated to help students understand issues related to affirmative action and the controversy surrounding that debate. (Author/BSR)

Introduces this special issue, which initiates a dialogue on Black employment opportunities in an effort to redress the racial imbalance and the weaknesses in the data often brought to bear on social problems. (PS)

Questions whether racism by individuals plays as large a part in job discrimination as Pettigrew and Martin suggest. Disagrees with Braddock and McPartland's recommendation that new federal regulations are needed to force employers to improve their employment practices. (PS)

The authors present solutions, gathered from a survey of over 100 large cities, to recruitment problems centering on women and minorities for jobs that have traditionally been dominated by White males. They also offer ideas to aid in the elimination of artificial barriers that have traditionally hampered affirmative action progress in the fire…