The Chronicle of Higher Education
WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Where Are They Now?

By PIPER FOGG and ROBIN WILSON

In 1970 The Chronicle published an article on the status of women in higher education. Female scholars, it reported, were "discontent," and were challenging both overt and subtle discrimination. Their salaries were lower than men's, and they were concentrated mostly in smaller colleges.

But there were bright spots, and...

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