GENDER, SELF, AND OTHERS - PERCEPTIONS OF THE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Although the influence of gender roles in education has been noted by counseling psychologists, the debate over sex equity in higher educati on remains controversial. Research on this topic has yielded inconclus ive results. In this study of 635 upper level undergraduates with vary ing academic majors, results indicated that greater sex bias and discr imination were reported by women, whereas greater indifference and lac k of recognition were perceived by men. Students' experiences with sex ual harassment and perceptions of the degree to which women were repre sented in the curriculum did not differ by sex. Self-esteem for both s exes and level of feminist identity development for women were associa ted with perceptions of the educational environment. Suggestions for p revention, intervention, and further research are provided.