Hearings on Reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Part 11: Sex Equity in Vocational Education. Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. Ninety-Seventh Congress, First Session on H.R. 66 (December 16-17, 1981).

Overview & Synopsis

This is a report of hearings on December 16 and 17, 1981, before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, to extend the authorization of appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The focus is the issue of sex equity in vocational education, especially the impact of the 1976 Amendments as regards accomplishments and problems that remain. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc., from over 30 individuals representing the National Commission for Employment Policy; American Vocational Association; National Advisory Council on Women's Education Programs; National Advisory Council on Vocational Education; California State Department of Education; New York State Department of Education; American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia; League of Women Voters; National Commission for Employment Policy; Southeastern Public Education Program, Columbia, South Carolina; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Connecticut's Permanent Commission on the Status of Women; Division of Vocational-Technical Education, Department of Education, New Hampshire; Coalition for Equal Vocational Opportunity; Full Access and Rights to Education Coalition; Project on Equal Education Rights; and Displaced Homemakers Network, Inc. (YLB)