NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 5 results
Corbett, Christianne; Hill, Catherine; St. Rose, Andresse – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2008
This report presents a comprehensive look at girls' educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special attention to the relationship between girls' and boys' progress. Analyses of results from national standardized tests, such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the SAT and ACT college entrance examinations,…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Equal Education, Family Income, Females
Corbett, Christianne; Hill, Catherine; St. Rose, Andresse – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2008
This document summarizes the full report, which presents a comprehensive look at girls' educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special attention to the relationship between girls' and boys' progress. Analyses of results from national standardized tests such as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the SAT and…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Equal Education, Females, Academic Achievement
Dey, Judy Goldberg; Hill, Catherine – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2007
Women have made remarkable gains in education during the past three decades, yet these achievements have resulted in only modest improvements in pay equity. The gender pay gap has become a fixture of the U.S. workplace and is so ubiquitous that many simply view it as normal. "Behind the Pay Gap" examines the gender pay gap for college graduates.…
Descriptors: Employed Women, College Graduates, Comparable Worth, Gender Differences
Hill, Catherine; Silva, Elena – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2005
This book presents a look at the "big picture." Is sexual harassment common? What kinds of behaviors are taking place? Who is being harassed, and who is doing the harassing? For students who admit to harassing others, why do they do it? How does sexual harassment affect students' educational experience? What do students think should be done about…
Descriptors: Resource Materials, Educational Experience, Sexual Harassment, Higher Education
Hill, Catherine; Silva, Elena – American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 2005
Women have made gains toward closing the gender pay gap during the past two decades. Much of the progress occurred during the 1980s, with smaller gains in the 1990s (Institute for Women's Policy Research 2004). Women's achievements in higher education are partly responsible for narrowing the pay gap in the 1980s and 1990s. As more women earned…
Descriptors: Females, Salary Wage Differentials