THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1963 BY PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY TO ANALYZE THE CONDITION OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, REVIEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN IMPROVING THEIR STATUS, AND RECOMMEND MEANS OF OVERCOMING DISCRIMINATIONS IN EMPLOYMENT AND SERVICES THAT WILL HELP WOMEN CONTINUE THEIR ROLE AS WIVES AND MOTHERS WHILE WORRKING. SEVEN COMMITTEES EXPLORED IN DEPTH CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, EDUCATION, HOME AND COMMUNITY, FEDERAL AND PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, PROTECTIVE LABOR LEGISLATION, AND SOCIAL INSURANCE AND TAXES. EACH ISSUED A REPORT. THIS VOLUME CONTAINS THE FINAL COMMISSION REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS REWRITTEN TO STRESS SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS, GIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, AND DISCUSS COMMISSION SUGGESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, AND SUMMARIES OF TWO CONSULTATIONS HELD UNDER COMMISSION AUSPICES. IN HER INTRODUCTION AND EPILOGUE, MARGARET MEADE COMMENTS CRITICALLY ON THE REPORT AND MAKES ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS, STRESSING THE NEED TO CONSIDER THE PROBLEMS OF WOMEN WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED, BUT WHO AS WIVES AND MOTHERS CENTER THEIR CREATIVE LIVES AROUND THE HOME. THERE ARE CHARTS OF STATISTICAL DATA AND TABLES SHOWING COMPARATIVE STATE POSITIONS ON THE LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE, FOR $6.95, FROM CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS, NEW YORK. 274 PAGES. (AJ)