The Status of Women and Minorities and Communication section of the proceedings contains the following 14 papers: "Who Harasses Women Journalists? A Qualitative Look at Sexual Harassment among U.S. Newswomen" (Kim Walsh-Childers and others); "Not There Yet--Coverage of Women in Foreign News: A 1995 Multi-National Study" (Anat First and Donald L. Shaw); "'Somewhere between Average and Perfect': Women's Magazines and the Construction of Feminine Identity" (Susan Snyder); "Job Satisfaction in Advertising: A Gender Perspective" (James V. Pokrywczynski and John H. Crowley); "The Spiral of Silence and Its Impact on Feminist Voices in Public Opinion: A Case Study" (Sarah Wright Plaster); "Abortion, Moral Maturity, and Civic Journalism" (Maggie Jones Patterson and Megan Williams Hall);"Personal Comfort and Personal Care Products: A Survey of Women's Dependency on Advertising" (Sally J. McMillan and Debra Merskin); "Feminization of Asian (American) Men in U.S. Society and the Mass Media: An Analysis of 'The Ballad of Little Jo'" (Chiung Hwang Chen); "Power of the Press: How Newspapers in Four Communities Erased Thousands of Chinese from Oregon History" (Herman B. Chiu); "'Womanliness is an Attribute, Not a Condition': Conceptions of Civic Womanhood in the 'Woman's Era,' 1894-1897" (Janet M. Cramer); "Sending Up Signals: A Study of How Native Americans Use and Are Represented in the Mass Media" (Debra Merskin); "Negro-Appeal Radio Stations Using a Rhythm-and-Blues Music Format, 1947-1963" (Jack L. Ortizano); "Media Use Habits of African-Americans in a Small Midwestern City" (Earnest L. Perry); and "Entrepreneurial Images of African Americans in Advertising: An Examination of Black Enterprise Magazine" (Kristen A. Radden and Kevin L. Keenan). Individual papers contain references. (CR)