Perception of Advocacy Issues of Women versus Men.

Autor/in	Gill, Wanda E.
Titel	Perception of Advocacy Issues of Women versus Men.
Quelle	(1992), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Activism; Administrators; Advocacy; College Faculty; College Students; Comparative Analysis; Females; Higher Education; Lobbying; Local Issues; Political Issues; Political Power; Sex Differences; Social Action; Social Attitudes; Social Change; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Sozialanwaltschaft; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Weibliches Geschlecht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politischer Faktor; Politische Macht; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Soziales Handeln; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Sozialer Wandel; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	This study examined similarities and differences in attitudes between men and women full-time administrators, faculty, staff, and students on various advocacy issues such as harassment, victims' rights, equity, educational funding, and politics. Surveys (N=210) were mailed to faculty, administrators and staff at Bowie State University (Maryland), students in the Student Support Services project, and students enrolled in classes at Ft. Meade, Maryland. Results from the 111 responses received showed that perceptions of advocacy by gender are clear. Generally speaking, it was perceived that national participation by women has produced far greater visibility for women than local or state participation with state level participation seen as the lowest visibility political arena. Women were seen as more likely than men to actively advocate concerning such issues as equity, a harassment free work place, childcare, affordable health care, victims' rights legislation, flex time at work, enforced child support, and increased funding of education. Respondents saw women as less familiar with the political system and lobbying effectiveness as linked to knowledge of the political system. The organizational skills of women were seen as less related to lobbying effectiveness than those of men. Contains 20 references. (GLR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC