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...Women's Equity Action League (WEAL), a Washington-based group whose members include several Congresswomen, has put pressure on HEW to enforce a 1968 government order prohibiting sex discrimination. WEAL has filed charges with the HEW against 200 colleges and universities...
...HEW began its investigation of Michigan last August, and "found no evidence of discrimination." After protests by WEAL, they reopened the probe, and this October, HEW presented Michigan with a set of demands for an "affirmative action plan" which included paying reparations to women...
...university made an unacceptable compromise proposal on Dec. 15 and HEW placed contract bans on $4 million worth of government contracts. The bans were lifted this week when Michigan agreed to HEW's demands...
...When HEW investigators showed up at Harvard last March, the University at first refused to open its files to them. A reported $3 million in government contracts was temporarily held...
Harvard then opened the files to HEW, and negotiations are still going on. A statement made by HEW officials on Dec. 1 claimed that the study of Harvard's practices will be completed "very soon." The investigation of the University of Michigan took only three months...