Michigan State University Extension
Diversity and Pluralism - 02140187
12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED305456 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Especially for Women. Programs and Services Offered
by School Boards.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 43 p.
AVAILABILITY: Canadian Education Association, 252 Bloor
Street West, Suite 8-200, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V5 ($5.00).
ABSTRACT: This report describes programs and services school
boards offer to women employees or women in the community. A
special focus is innovative, nontraditional courses and
services. The first section discusses offerings for school
board staff. An overview of affirmative action/employment
equity programs addresses their objectives and describes
programs in place in various cities and regions of Canada.
Next, focus shifts to the professional development
activities aimed at informing, encouraging, and supporting
women employees to apply for positions of added
responsibility. Programs that address these topics are
discussed: leadership potential, interview skills, sex
equity, feminism awareness, attitudes, sex stereotypes and
sex fairness. The second section considers programs for
women in the community. Programs that address five areas of
concern are described: changing attitudes; striving to
better oneself; courses for teenage and older mothers and
child care and parenting programs; joining the work force-
reentry and employment programs; and interest courses and
resources for women. Names and addresses of resource persons
are appended. (YLB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Adult-Education; Developed-Nations;
Displaced-Homemakers; Early-Parenthood; Employment
Practices; Employment-Programs; Equal-Opportunities-Jobs;
Females-; Foreign-Countries; Job-Training; Pregnancy-;
Secondary-Education; Vocational-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Board-of-Education
Role; *Boards-of-Education; *Sex-Fairness; *Staff
Development; *Womens-Education
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