SEX DISCRIMINATION AND SEX STEREOTYPING IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey TED RISENHOOVER, Oklahoma EDWARD BEARD, Rhode Island LEO ZEFERETTI, New York GEORGE MILLER, California RONALD MOTTL, Ohio TIM HALL, Illinois ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota EDWIN D. ESHLEMAN, Pennsylvania SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman CONTENTS Holmes, Peter E., Director, Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, accompanied by Susan E. Hause, Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation Kaufman, Dr. Jacob, director of the Center for Human Resources, the Pennsylvania State University_- Knox, Holly, director, project on Equal Education Rights; Clelia Steele, project on Equal Education Rights; Lois Schiffer, Center for Law and Social Policy; Marcia Greenburger, Center for Law Parrott, Raymond, executive director, Advisory Council on Vocational and Technical Education, accompanied by Vicky Rideout, senior, Silver Lake Regional Vocational High School, and Rosemarie Fabian, senior, Chelmsford Senior High School... Pierce, William F., Deputy Commissioner for Occupational and Adult Education, U.S. Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, accompanied by Susan Hause, Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation (edu- Rieder, Corinne, Assistant Director, Career Education Program, Steele, Marilyn, director of planning and community activities, Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.: Page 242 Greenberger, Marcia and Lois Schiffer, Women's Rights Project, Center for Law and Social Policy, prepared statement of.. Gross hours and earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonagricultural payrolls, selected industries, January 1973, "Civil Rights Survey of Area Vocational Technical Schools," a 200 Janney, Mary D., codirector, Washington Opportunities for Women, 123 Kaufman, Dr. Jacob, director of the Center for Human Resources, the 131 Knox, Holly, director of the project on Equal Education Rights, 172 Nnoka, Barbara G. for Fredrica Wechsler, NWPC, Washington, D.C., 127 Proposed regulations pertaining to access to equal educational Pierce, William F., Deputy Commissioner for Occupational and Adult Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: "Exemplary Projects in Vocational Education Criteria for Selec- tion of Applicants for Fiscal Year 1975," selection criteria for part D published in the Federal Register__ Letter to Hon. Carl D. Perkins, dated April 23, 1975_. Rieder, Corinne, Assistant Director, Career Education_Program, National Institute of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, "Guidelines for Assessment of Sex Bias and Sex Fairness in Career Interest Inventories,' an article entitled___. Roby, Pamela Ann, associate professor of sociology, University of California, "Vocational Education and Women," an article entitled_ Steiger, JoAnn M., Ed. D., State of Illinois Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation, "Vocational preparation for women: SEX DISCRIMINATION AND SEX STEREOTYPING IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1975 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, The subcommittee met at 9:35 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Carl D. Perkins (chairman of the subcommittee) and Hon. Shirley Chisholm presiding. Members present: Representatives Perkins, Mink, Meeds, Chisholm, Lehman, Risenhoover, Simon, Miller, Hall, Buchanan, Jeffords and Pressler. Staff members present: Jack Jennings, (counsel); Richard Mosse, assistant minority counsel; Yvonne Franklin, minority legislative associate. Chairman PERKINS. The committee will come to order. A quorum is present. The hearing held today by the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education is on the subject of sex discrimination and sex stereotyping in vocational education. Undoubtedly, this is a most important hearing, and these hearings have been requested by Mrs. Chisholm, Mrs. Mink, and Mr. Bell. I am hopeful that we will be able to come forward with the minimums that will eliminate any discrimination. I notice this morning Mrs. Chisholm has a panel here: Dr. Marilyn Steele, director of Planning and Community Activities, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, Mich.; and this is Dr. Joanne Steiger, president, Steiger, Fink & Smith, Inc., McLean, Va.; and Ms. Nancy Perlman, treasurer, Washington Area Chapter, Congress of Labor Union Women. I think it is fitting and proper, Mrs. Chisholm, that you chair these hearings and that you call these witnesses. Mrs. CHISHOLM. Thank you very much. We will now commence the hearing at this point. We do have on the panel Dr. Marilyn Steele, the director of Planning and Community Activities, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, Mich.; Dr. Joanne Steiger, president of Steiger, Fink & Smith, Inc., McLean, Va.; and Ms. Nancy Perlman, the treasurer of the Washington Area Chapter, Congress of Labor Union Women. Welcome to these hearings this morning. I will ask Dr. Steele to commence. |