This document is one of three publications designed to establish guidelines for the elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping and the establishment of sex fairness in vocational education programs in Colorado. As an administrative reference, it provides background material about the problem and a plan of action for correcting it for school and school district administrators. The ten sections of the report cover the following topics: definitions; a rational for sex equity; legislative overview, including provisions of Title II Education Amendments 1976 and Title IX Education Amendments 1972, Public Law 94-482, Office of Civil Rights-Federal Register March 21, 1979, and a quota system approved by a court; underuse of males and females in vocational education throughout Colorado; policies, goals, and objectives; action planning; tools for assessment; developing staff/student recruitment plans; resource lists (bibliographies); and references. (KC)