In 1996, the effectiveness of New Jersey's Perkins Act-funded single parent/displaced homemaker and gender equity programs were evaluated through a 20-question equity standards survey. The survey was administered to all clients before each program began and 6 weeks after completion of those portions of the programs pertaining to equity standards. Matched pretest and posttest scores were obtained from 261 program participants. Of those participants, 77% were female, 38% were Caucasian, 37% were Black, and 21% were Hispanic. The participants ranged in age from 14 to over 46 years old. A sizable percentage (15.7%) were 16 and 17 years old. For the second consecutive year, all racial, gender, and age groups of participants studied scored significantly higher on the posttest than on the pretest. As a group, the participants answered 77% of the posttest questions correctly. Caucasians achieved the highest mean pretest and posttest scores. Although Hispanics had the lowest mean pretest score, they had the second highest mean posttest score. Participants in the 18-19 age group achieved the highest mean posttest score. Single participants had the lowest mean pretest score but demonstrated significant improvement on the posttest. (MN)