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The author reports that three women have filed a class-action suit against the Virginia state college and university system, claiming that its employment policies constitute a conspiracy against women. Details related to the suit, which was filed in the U.S. district court in Richmond, are reviewed.

The article discusses the sexual discrimination that women feel in the field of philosophy in U.S. universities and colleges and at professional gatherings such as the American Philosophy Association annual meeting of the Eastern Division. Topics include comments by professor Linda Martín Alcoff who is president of the association's Eastern Division, the efforts of professor Sally Haslanger to make females more comfortable in the profession, as well as comments by professor Shay Welch about the demands of the philosophy profession. Also discussed is the role feminist philosophy plays in countering the perceived sexism in the philosophy profession.

Interviews several women scientists elected at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences about their work and being successful female scientists. Challenges facing women in science according to Mary-Claire King, professor of medical genetic and genome sciences; Information on a scanning tunneling microscope being invented by physics professor Ellen D. Williams; Impact of discrimination against women in science and math on their career according to Marcia K. McNutt, president and CEO at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Focuses on the denial of the application for tenure of Carol A. Stepien at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, which led to the gender discrimination case between Stepien and the school. Background information on Stepien; Details on the biology department of Case Western; Evidence used by the department to deny Stepien's application.

Deals with a faculty program in the United States aimed at supporting tenured women chemists. Goal of the Committee on the Advancement of Women Chemists; Efforts by the committee to help women win top awards; Discussion on sex bias in university and college sciences; Information on the workshops undertaken by women chemists.

The article analyzes the effectiveness of the affirmative action, a federal policy to reduce the discrimination in the employment among the college and the university faculties in the United States. It reflects that even after the four years of the implementation, the policy has been showing many limitations to give a fair treatment to women faculty members. It is reported that the policy has marked with campus tokenism and government ineptitude.

The article discusses problems with dissertation advisers who fail to properly advise graduate students. Topics include experiences with male professors who do not do advising work and female professors who do, social hierarchies in relation to dissertation advising, and the association of ambition with masculinity in relation to gender bias.

The article focuses on the student Tavaris Sanders who was taught how to survive among gang members at a liberal-arts college. Topics discussed include role of National Honor Society's student council in helping Sanders; her professor Rosemarie Roberts who helped her in her work; and discrimination and harassment faced by women.

The article discusses the relation between academic careers and having children, particularly for women who work as college teachers. Topics include the likelihood that mothers will be adjunct professors rather than tenured, workplace bias against mothers in colleges and universities, and the book "Do Babies Matter? Gender and Family in the Ivory Tower," by Mary Ann Mason, Nicholas H. Wolfinger, and Marc Goulden.

The author reflects on the gender discrimination that she has faced as a scientist and professor. She complains, for example, of being the only woman on committees, not because of her qualifications alone, but because a woman had to be on the committee and that she has been awarded grants or other professional achievements because she is a woman. She relates a conversation that she had with a male scientist in which he could not accept that she had done certain research articles. The sort of comments that the author receives on her blog that accuse her of "man-hating" and that women like her perpetuate sexism.

The author reflects on gender bias in the publishing industry, using the book "The New Kings of Nonfiction," by Ira Glass. She believes that the publishing industry is biased against women writers, preferring to choose male writers over women. Gender prejudice in such periodicals as "Harper's Magazine," "The New Yorker," "The Atlantic," and "The New York Times Magazine" is discussed. The author argues that sociological factors including child-rearing are preventing women from opportunities.

The article discusses research by historian Benjamin M. Schmidt on words used in ratings of professors on the website RateMyProfessors.com (RMP), showing different results for male and female instructors due to apparent gender bias. Research by professor Joan C. Williams on gender bias in the workplace is noted. It is said that a study in the January 16, 2015 issue of the periodical "Science" found that intellectual brilliance is typically not associated with women or African-Americans.

The article discusses job discrimination against women adjunct professors in the sciences who have children. Topics include criteria used in hiring tenure-track college teachers, the need for academics to keep current knowledge of research developments, and the nature of the tenure process as a career progression for university and college scientists in the U.S.

Focuses on the implementation of the 1993 settlement of a sex-discrimination lawsuit involving the California State University System. The requirement of equal opportunity for women in intercollegiate athletics; Details of the principle of proportionality; The effect on men's sports; How athletic decisions are being made for mathematical reasons; Why football should be funded.

Informs that higher-education associations representing United States universities filed briefs with the US Supreme Court asking for the reversal of an appeal's court ruling that Brown University has discriminated against its female athletes. The case, Brown v. Cohen, that is the impetus for the briefs; The filing of a brief by the lawyers that represented the athletes in the case; Argument of Brown and its allies; The colleges involved. INSET: Colleges and organizations backing Brown's appeal..

The article discusses a ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on discrimination against women retirees by the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and the College Retirement Equities Fund in the U.S. The case deals with the prohibition of an insurance company from selecting a retirement benefits plan under which the size of monthly annuity payments is calculated from sex-segregated mortality tables. It has been ruled that sex-segregated mortality tables do not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The article reports that the American Council on Education has outlined revised proposals for relieving the regulatory burden on higher education that differ from earlier drafts which pulled strong criticism from civil-rights and women's groups in the U.S. One of the primary proposal recommended exempting intercollegiate sports from the coverage of regulations planned to follow through an anti-sex-bias law as the National Collegiate Athletic Association long has urged.

The article announces the new resolution for settling sex bias complaints in intercollegiate athletics in the U.S. The new resolution submitted by education secretary Terrel H. Bell aims to provide a better approach in dealing with colleges compliance with federal rules baring sex bias in sports. The new procedure was applied in an investigation at the University of Akron on its discrimination against women in its athletic programs.

The article reports on the demand to improve the status of women in the universities in West Germany. This problem originate when all top level positions in both faculty and research are filled by men. Accordingly, when a woman member of the West German parliament discovered that women only get a very small portion of the national research funds from the academic establishments, they called the government to support them and eradicate sex discrimination against women.

The article reports on the refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to a request from the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) and the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF) for an expedited review of a ruling on a sex discrimination case filed by pension companies against them. According to an early decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, TIAA and CREF have violated a federal anti-sex law for paying monthly retirement benefits to women in spite of an identical contribution made by men and women as required by their pension plan.

The article reports that the U.S. Office for Civil Rights is being sued by the University of Maryland, Baltimore, under the charges that its investigators interfered in a federal court case in which Margaret T. Cussler, associate professor for sociology, accused the university of sex discrimination. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Labor and officials of the Office for Civil Rights have also been named defendants.

The article reports on the passage of the Civil Rights Restoration Act in March 1998 which was anticipated by advocates of women's sports to present a new era of sex equity in colleges-sports programs in universities and colleges in the U.S. However, after 12 months of the law implementation, only 13 institutions filed sex-discrimination complaints with the Office for Civil Rights and most observers concluded that their hopes had not been realized.

The article reports that the Council on Science and Technology, a Quebec government advisory body, has proposed affirmative action and other measures to increase the number of women who get involved in a science and technology career. The advisory council noted that in spite of recent gains, the number of women in science studies and employment is still much smaller compared to the number of men in that field.

The article presents news briefs related to higher education and the educational institutes in the United States. It is reported that Los Angeles Community College district may dismiss its tenured faculty members due to budget deficit. In the ruling of a sex discrimination case, a federal district court has ordered the University of Central Arkansas to release confidential records regarding the denial in a female teacher tenure.

The article reports on the agreement of a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit with the decision of a lower court which claimed the absence of bias in not granting tenure to a female science professor at the University of Wisconsin. Professor Marion Namenwirth was denied tenure because her scholarly work showed insufficient promise and she had not earned the respect of her male colleagues. The panel agreed that just because the professor was qualified, it does not follow that she ought to have been awarded tenure.

The article reports on the impact of a court ruling against the State of Washington in a comparable worth sex-bias cases on higher education in the U.S. A group of female faculty members has accused the Oregon higher education system of bias in pay, promotion and violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. A statement was issued by Donna Shavlik, director of the office of women in higher education of the American Council on Education, on forecasting the effect of the Washington case on higher education.

The article reports on the University of Colorado at Boulder's January 2014 decision to remove the chairman of its philosophy department and not admit graduate students after allegations the department is hostile to women. Topics discussed include complaints of sexual harassment and gender bias made by female philosophy professors and students, the work of the American Philosophical Association's (APA) Committee on the Status of Women, and planned sexual harassment training at the university.

The article reports on National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) executive director Walter Byers' concern about the possibility of a legal case owing to the organization's exclusion of women from its intecollegiate athletic programs. Byers' expressed this fear after consulting with legal counsel George Gangwere. The NCAA, however, may have been spared the trouble by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) which had started recruiting with the aim of becoming the female counterpart of the NCAA.

The article presents information on gender discrimination against women at Ramjas College and St. Stephens College in India. The author looks at the law regarding the punishment for sex crimes passed by India's Parliament in March 2013, India's University Grants Commission, the higher-education regulatory body, and female faculty members at higher education institutes in India.

The article discusses a lawsuit filed by Mai'a K. Davis Cross, a female professor at the University of Southern California, against the institution alleging its tenure decisions have discriminated against women and minorities between 1998 and 2012. The article cites statistics regarding tenure decisions for professors in the humanities and social sciences disciplines and notes Cross' denial of tenure despite high ratings and evaluations.

In this article the author discusses Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments of 1972, which aimed for gender equity in education, and addresses several ways in which women are underrepresented in higher education administration and leadership positions. She argues that processes such as faculty tenure are outdated and male-centric and recommends that institutions should focus on education about Title IX and to emphasize equity principles in their practices.

In this article the author provides suggestions to a young female college teacher on ways in which she can engage with her male colleagues in an effort to be accepted by them as an equal. She comments on the history of male-dominated higher education in the U.S., describes the social aspects of the work environment in academia, and discusses the books "Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt" by Kathryn Hume and "Promotion and Tenure Confidential" by David D. Perlmutter.

The article discusses higher education opportunities for women in Saudi Arabia. The country historically has restricted women in ways such as prohibiting them from driving cars. Permission from a male guardian is needed for a woman to attend college. Yet in 2004, King Abdulla bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud (King Adbullah) decreed that women should be encouraged to enter fields such as law or business. This is part of an effort at diversifying the oil-dependent economy, for which a skilled work force is needed. Separation of the sexes makes it difficult for women to achieve any kind of equality. Princess Alijorah Fahad M. Al-Saud, a member of the royal family and rector of Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University, plans to use her influence change that.

The author argues that while gender bias in sciences in major research universities is well documented, not enough attention is paid to such bias in master's (comprehensive) universities and undergraduate liberal arts colleges. She also suggests increasing financial support for women in sciences and engineering, commissioning separate studies of the issue for each type of postsecondary institution, and as results are made known, organizing bodies to advocate for inclusion.

The article discusses an internal report from Rutgers University that reports female faculty members and graduate students in the political-science department feel unfairly compensated and shut out of leadership positions. Political science has been one of the most male-dominated disciplines among the social sciences, which the author says may contribute to a culture of bias. A committee in charge of investigating the allegations found that there was definite evidence of bias against women in the department.

The article focuses on a law suit between Stacy Johnson-Klein, a former women's basketball coach, and California State University, for whom she was employed. Johnson-Klein filed charges against the university based on sex discrimination, and she was awarded a sum by the State Superior Court in Fresno County, California. The sum was accepted, and the effects of the acceptance on the rest of the legal proceedings are explored. Information about other cases between women's college athletic coaches is also provided.

The article focuses on female administrators and officials at colleges and universities in Japan. It explains that few women work in top management positions in the country's higher education system. The reasons behind the lack of gender equity are explored, including a shortage of women in academic fields. Information about the female representation among Japan's other businesses is offered, as well as how Japan's rates compare to those of female representation in management positions in the U.S. The social aspects of women as homemakers in Japan are explored, and the recruitment of women for jobs in higher education is discussed.

The article presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "The Latest Way to Discriminate Against Women," by Richard Whitmire, in the July 20, 2007 issue.

The article reports that the athletics department of California State University at Fresno is dealing with several accusations of sex discrimination in 2007. In July 2007 a jury ordered the school to pay a former women's volleyball coach who had sued the university for sex discrimination and retaliation. While the university plans to appeal this verdict, there are more cases coming. Two other female coaches are suing because of unjust firings. The author details other California colleges facing such allegations.

The article reports on the case of a softball coach at Sonoma State University, Chris Elze, who won a sexual discrimination lawsuit after being fired. The university claimed she was fired after complaints about her professional abilities and leadership were received from athletes and parents of athletes after four losing seasons in a row. Elze claimed she had been treated unfairly by the university athletics director, William Fusco, in contrast to male coaches. It is not reported whether the university would appeal the verdict.

The article discusses a report released by The American Association of University Professors about where different colleges measure on gender equity within the professoriate. The study showed that, although women are earning more than half of all Ph.D.s, they only account for a minority of faculty positions. No arguments were presented about why women are not being hired, but the organization blames the universities and colleges. The report lists and rates almost 1500 campuses on how many women are on their faculty.

The article highlights the National Academies report titled "Beyond Bias and Barriers: Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering," which finds that women are underrepresented in academic leadership positions in science and mathematics not because they are innately less capable than men but because of biases, discrimination, and outdated institutional structures. The panel blamed environments that favor men, continuous questioning of women's abilities and commitment to an academic career, and a system that claims to reward merit but instead rewards traits such as assertiveness that are socially less acceptable in women.

The article reports that a law professor at the University of Iowa, Iowa city says she received death threats after complaining to a local television reporter that pink locker rooms at the university's football stadium are offensive and demeaning to women. The professor, whose research interests include gender equity in sports, brought up her concerns at a campus meeting in September 2005. Erin Buzuvis explained her criticism of the pink locker rooms this month on her blog, Buzwords, which she has since removed from the Internet. She noted that the tradition of painting the visiting team's facilities pink originated with a former Iowa coach, Hayden Fry, who apparently was seeking to psychologically discomfit the opposing players. She cited his autobiography as saying he had chosen the color because pink is often found in girls' bedrooms, and because of that some consider it a sissy color.

Reports that the U.S. Department of Education issued a policy which clarified the regulations under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the law banning sex discrimination at institutions that receive federal funds. Criteria set for colleges and universities in order to determine whether female students have enough opportunities to participate in athletics; Conditions that an institution should meet in order to comply with Title IX; Criticisms of the policy by the National Women's Law Center.

Presents updates on college sports in the U.S. as of March 11, 2005. Information on the Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium formed by several state universities and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee; Decision of a federal appeals court on a gender discrimination case filed by football player Heather Sue Mercer against Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Presents updates on universities and colleges in the U.S. as of February 25, 2005. Response of university professors and officials against the statement of Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard University, regarding the role of biological differences in paucity of women in the top ranks of science and mathematics; Resignation of athletics directors Timothy J. Dillon and Marshall Foley at the athletics department of Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

Presents a letter to the editor about discrimination against women in science.

Criticizes Lawrence H. Summers, president of the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for his alleged discrimination against women in higher education. Belief by Summers that the lack of women in science careers is explained by gender differences in math ability as well as by women's unwillingness to combine family with a demanding academic career; Findings of psychological and sociological studies that gender differences in performance on mathematics tests and women's achievements in highly male environments are influenced by social factors; Effects of discrimination on women's aspirations and performance.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to an online discussion about "The Chronicle of Higher Education" magazine's Colloquy of the subject of female academics in a man's world.