This booklet sets out to show why gender is important in the management of higher education institutions. It explains that organizational culture and management practices, often considered to be neutral, are in fact gender-linked. Institutional efforts towards a more efficient and effective use of human resources often fail because they are based…

This book provides a practically oriented reflection on gender equity in higher education and offers insights on how to achieve such equity. Equity, rather than "equality," is the focus of the discussion, which refines the discussion of gender and higher education to go beyond traditional ideas of equal provision and the mathematical…

The expectation of educators for more than a decade has been that they would be aware of and attend to gender issues. The British Columbia Visual Arts Curricula states "Gender-equitable education will initially focus on girls in order to redress historical inequities." However, it is important to be informed about the issues that…

The gender gap - what is it? After all these years of gender equity in schools, does the gap still exist? Can it be closed? The answers to these questions are both simple and complex. For instance, there are still gender gaps between girls and boys in various aspects of achievement and other performance outcomes in schools. In some areas, girls…

Reflects on the progress of gender issues in the field of experiential education and the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). Discusses AEE's Women in Experiential Education Professional Group, recent publications, the growing body of related research, need for articles written by men on gender issues, need for female leadership…

Discusses the gender gap in technological literacy and stresses the need for equity training in preservice teacher education programs. Reports the results of a survey of preservice teacher education programs that was conducted to determine whether gender and technology awareness training is being included in required coursework. (LRW)

Contends that attention to Louisa May Alcott's portrayal of domesticity has meant that her representation of working women has received little consideration. Proposes that Alcott's image of domesticity is underpinned by her experience as a working woman. Examines the foundations of Alcott's domestic ideal by focusing on the experiences of Alcott's…

Distributed an open-ended question, requesting advice for women students and women beginning careers in higher education, to senior women faculty and administrators who began their careers around 1970. Categorized advice as background information, cautions, facts of life, life choices, coping strategies, or personal wisdom. Overall, respondents…

Reviews current approaches by U.S. and other Western researchers to evaluating the differential impacts of international development on women and men and discusses the potential contributions feminist evaluation could make to improve the understanding of the gender dimensions of development. (SLD)

Discusses the negative consequences of gender stereotyping in the mathematics classroom, especially for girls. Addresses possible challenges associated with creating a safe learning environment and combating gender stereotypes. Describes difficulties in various settings in the mathematics classroom and explores challenges associated with…

Based on fieldwork from 1995-2002, this paper explores how students in Provincetown, Massachusetts developed a culture of resistance to dominant discourses of tolerance and acceptance. By deconstructing how schools are sites of intergroup conflicts over gender tolerance and public school ownership, student resistance conduct is shown to be a…

Discusses sexism in the work of Enid Blyton's series "The Famous Five." Defines sexism as a process rather than a thing, which draws its energy from relations of power. Analyzes the texts to provide support for this thesis. Concludes that Blyton's books are not sexist, rather they explore sexism in a way to which children can relate. (PA)

Discusses librarians' salaries and possible reasons for low pay. Highlights include the greater perceived value of technical people; the legacies of Melvil Dewey, including his attraction of women to the profession; effects of a female-dominated profession; nonlibrarian staff members; and the worth of the public sector. (LRW)

Many women fail to plan for retirement due to economic constraints, interrupted career paths, lower earnings, gender bias, gender-role socialization, self-esteem, role definition, locus of control, or risk tolerance. Retirement education must address women's specific issues regarding financial planning. (SK)

Concentrates on the father figures in Anthony Browne's books and on the ways in which gender ideologies are encoded in works dealing with family relationships, concentrating on "Zoo" and "The Big Baby," but also looking at "Gorilla" and "Piggybook." Finds that the diversity of Browne's work provides children…