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Date: March 31, 1997
Expert on Women in Education to Speak on Career Concerns, Sexual Harassment
Princeton, N.J. -- Dr. Bernice Sandler, a senior scholar with the National Association for Women in Education, will make two appearances on campus on April 15 to discuss the climate for women pursuing careers in higher education as well as the issue of sexual harassment on campuses and in work settings.
At 12:15 p.m., Sandler will lead a discussion, "Careers in Higher Education: How are Women Doing?" The talk will address several questions, including: Is there still a glass ceiling? How high is it? What are the opportunities for women? The discussion will take place in the West Room, Murray-Dodge Hall.
At 4:30 p.m., Sandler will give a public lecture, "Sexual Harassment: An Exploding Issue" (or "These are the Times that Try Men's Souls"). The lecture will be in Robertson Hall, Bowl 5, at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Sandler played a major role in the development of Title IX and other laws prohibiting sex discrimination in education. She previously directed the Project on the Status and Education of Women at the Association of American Colleges, where she published more than 100 reports. She was the first to address topics that include campus sexual harassment, gang rape, campus peer harassment, and the ways in which men and women are treated differently in the classroom. As a staff member in Congress, an expert witness and a litigant, she has worked to create laws to end discrimination or get regulations enforced.
A counselor by training, Sandler has worked as a psychologist, a research assistant, a nursery school teacher, a guitar instructor, and, like many women, a secretary. She writes a newsletter, About Women on Campus, has made 2,000 campus appearances and has published more than 60 articles. Two recent books are The Chilly Classroom Climate: A Guide to Improve the Education of Women (with Lisa A. Silverberg and Roberta M. Hall) and Sexual Harassment on Campus: A Guide for Administrators, Faculty and Students (with Robert J. Shoop).