Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity Through Education

First published in 1985, the Handbook for Achieving Gender Equity Through Education quickly established itself as the essential reference work concerning gender equity in education. This new, expanded edition provides a 20-year retrospective of the field, one that has the great advantage of documenting U.S. national data on the gains and losses in the efforts to advance gender equality through policies such as Title IX, the landmark federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education, equity programs and research. Key features include: Expertise – Like its predecessor, over 200 expert authors and reviewers provide accurate, consensus, research-based information on the nature of gender equity challenges and what is needed to meet them at all levels of education. Content Area Focus – The analysis of gender equity within specific curriculum areas has been expanded from 6 to 10 chapters including mathematics, science, and engineering. Global/Diversity Focus – Global gender equity is addressed in a separate chapter as well as in numerous other chapters. The expanded section on gender equity strategies for diverse populations contains seven chapters on African Americans, Latina/os, Asian and Pacific Island Americans, American Indians, gifted students, students with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students. Action Oriented – All chapters contain practical recommendations for making education activities and outcomes more gender equitable. A final chapter consolidates individual chapter recommendations for educators, policymakers, and researchers to achieve gender equity in and through education. New Material – Expanded from 25 to 31 chapters, this new edition includes: *more emphasis on male gender equity and on sexuality issues; *special within population gender equity challenges (race, ability and disability, etc); *coeducation and single sex education; *increased use of rigorous research strategies such as meta-analysis showing more sex similarities and fewer sex differences and of evaluations of implementation programs; *technology and gender equity is now treated in three chapters; *women’s and gender studies; *communication skills relating to English, bilingual, and foreign language learning; and *history and implementation of Title IX and other federal and state policies. Since there is so much misleading information about gender equity and education, this Handbook will be essential for anyone who wants accurate, research-based information on controversial gender equity issues—journalists, policy makers, teachers, Title IX coordinators, equity trainers, women’s and gender study faculty, students, and parents.

Table of Contents:
Foreword, Eleanor Smeal Preface, Susan S. Klein and Eleanor Smeal Acknowledgments, Susan S. Klein, General Editor 1. Examining the Achievement of Gender Equity in and through Education, Susan S. Klein et al. Part One: Facts and Assumptions about the Nature and Value of Gender EquityOverview, Barbara Richardson, Part One Editor 2. Facts and Assumptions about the Nature of Gender Differences and the Implications for Gender Equity, Janet Hyde and Sara M. Lindberg3. Gender Equity Education Globally, Nelly Stromquist4. Impact of Education on Gender Equity in Employment and Its Outcomes, Barbara Richardson and Pamela Sandoval Part Two: Administrative Strategies for Implementing Gender EquityOverview, Dolores A. Grayson, Part Two Editor 5. The Role of Government in Advancing Gender Equity in Education, Margaret A. Nash, Susan S. Klein and Barbara Bitters, Sharon Hobbs, William A. Howe, Linda Shevitz, Linda Wharton, et al.6. Increasing Gender Equity in Educational Leadership, Carol Shakeshaft, Genevieve Brown, Beverly Irby, Margaret Grogan, and Julia Ballenger7. The Treatment of Gender Equity in Teacher Education, David Sadker and Karen Zittleman, Penelope Earley, Theresa McCormick, Candace Strawn, and JoAnne Preston Part Three: General Educational Practices for Promoting Gender EquityOverview, Lynn H. Fox, Part Three Editor 8. Gender Equity in Testing and Assessment, Dianne Reed and Lynn H. Fox, Mary Lou Andrews, Nancy Betz, Jan Perry Evenstad, Anthony Harris, Carol Hightower-Parker, Judy Johnson, Shirley Johnson, Barbara Polnick, and Phyllis Rosser9. Gender Equity in Coeducational and Single Sex Educational Environments, Emily Arms10. Gender Equity in the Use of Educational Technology, Gypsy Abbott and Lisa Bievenue, Suzanne Damarin and Cheris Kramarae, et al.11. Sexual Harassment: The Hidden Gender Equity Problem, Michele A. Paludi, Jennifer Martin and Carmen A. Paludi Part Four: Gender Equity Strategies in the Content AreasOverview, Cheris Kramarae, Part Four Editor 12. Gender Equity in Mathematics, Carole Lacampagne, Patricia B. Campbell, Suzanne Damarin, Abbe Herzig, and Christina Vogt13. Gender Equity in Science, Engineering, and Technology, Carol Burger, Gypsy Abbot, Sheila Tobias, Janice Koch, Christine Vogt, Teri Sosa, et al.14. Gender Equity in Communication Skills, Anita Taylor, Alison Bailey, Pamela Cooper, Carol Anne Dwyer, Cheris Kramarae, and Barbara Lieb15. Gender Equity in Foreign and Second Language Learning, Cindy Brantmeier, Jeanne Schueller and Judith Wilde, and Celeste Kinginger16. Gender Equity in Social Studies, Carole Habn, Jane Bernard-Powers, Margaret Smith Crocco, and Christine Woyshner17. Gender Equity in Visual Arts and Dance Education, Elizabeth Garber, Renee Sandell, Mary Ann Stankiewicz, and Doug Risner, et al.18. Gender Equity in Physical Education and Athletics, Ellen Staurowsky, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Mary Jo Kane, Emily Wughalter, Athena Yiamouyiannis, and Phyllis K. Lerner19. Gender Equity in Formal Sexuality Education, John DeLamater20 Gender Equity in Career and Technical Education, Mary E. Lufkin, Mary Wiberg, Courtney Reed Jenkins, Stephanie Lee Berardi, Terri Boyer, Ellen Eardley, and Jan Huss21. The Role of Women’s and Gender Studies in Advancing Gender Equity, Betsy Eudey et al. Part Five: Gender Equity Strategies for Diverse PopulationsOverview, Diane S. Pollard, Part Five Editor 22. Gender Equity for African Americans, Olga M. Welch, Faye E. Patterson, Kimberly A. Scott, and Diane S. Pollard23. Gender Equity for Latina/os, Angela B. Ginorio, Yvette Lapayse, and Melba Vasquez24. Gender Equity for Asian and Pacific Island Americans, Mary Spencer, Yukiko Inoue, and Grace Park McField25. Gender Equity for American Indians, Anne Calhoun, Mishuana Goeman, and Monica Tsethlikai26. Gender Equity and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Education, Joe Kosciw, Eliza Byard, Sean N. Fischer, and Courtney Joslin27. Gender Equity for Gifted Students, Lynn H. Fox and Janet Soller28. Gender Equity for People with Disabilities, Donna Mertens, Amy Wilson, and Judith Mounty Part Six: Gender Equity From Early Through Postsecondary EducationOverview, Carol Anne Dwyer, Part Six Editor 29. Gender Equity in Early Learning Environments, Barbara Polnick, Carol Anne Dwyer, Carole Funk Haynie, Merle Froschl, Barbara Sprung, and Doris Fromberg30. Improving Gender Equity in Postsecondary Education, Joanne Cooper, Pamela Eddy, Jeni Hart, Jaime Lester, Scott Lukas, Betsy Eudey, Judith Glazer-Raymo, and Mary Madden31. Summary and Recommendations for Achieving Gender Equity in and through Education, Susan S. Klein, Elizabeth Ann Homer, et al. Author Index Subject Index