This paper reviews the reasons that led to the Congressional mandate in 1976 for a national study of sex discrimination and stereotyping in vocational education and of the progress being made to reduce existing inequities and discusses the goals and methodology of the study, which is presently being conducted. First, in an introduction to the problem, comparisons are drawn generally between the salaries and career positions of working men and women, and an analysis is given of the number of women employed and their educational backgrounds. The role of vocational education as a contributing factor in career choice and its potential impact for effectuating change is examined. Having established the need for such a study, the author next turns to a description of the study itself. The purposes and contents of the interim and final reports are anticipated, and the methods used for sampling and data collection are delineated. After justifying the choice of interviewing as the best technique, the author lists the categories of persons to be questioned and explains the scope of the information sought. (ELG)