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Australian Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Barton. Office of the Status of Women. – 1985
This booklet is intended to assist Australian employers in helping female apprentices in nontraditional trades overcome barriers to their successful completion of training. The first part deals with the following difficulties experienced by female apprentices: isolation, restrictions on the breadth of training, women's need to "prove" themselves,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Change Strategies, Employment Problems
Download full textEducation Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. Women's Educational Equity Act Dissemination Center. – 1997
This starter kit is a resource for state and local school-to-work (STW) directors, educators, parents, students, business and community, and economic development organizations serving all students through STW. The kit begins with four articles: "STW and Gender Equity: Opportunity for or Barrier to Economic Parity?" (Katherine Hanson, Joyce…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Check Lists, Cross Cultural Training, Disabilities
Sanders, Jo Shuchat – 1986
This book shows the coordinator of a nontraditional occupations (NTO) program for women in a public postsecondary vocational-technical school how to run the program from planning through followup. Chapter 1 describes the benefits of an NTO program. Chapter 2 on planning and evaluation highlights groundwork to ensure that the program is needed and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling, Career Education
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1984
This guide presents ideas for dealing with women in nontraditional jobs for managers who work with young, entry-level workers in small businesses. The guide is designed to help managers (1) develop strategies to help them deal with workers' attitudes toward women in nontraditional jobs; (2) reduce adjustment problems; (3) build a cooperative,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Employer Employee Relationship
PDF pending restorationConnecticut Permanent Commission on the Status of Women. – 1991
This guide is intended to help in the active recruitment and training of women for nontraditional occupations in the skilled trades and technical fields by providing information for young women, guidance for educators and counselors, and resources for both new and experienced workers. Chapter 1 defines nontraditional jobs and spells out why women…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Apprenticeships, Building Trades
Whitney, Carol J. – 1985
While this report is in response to legislation which requires sex equity personnel to gather, analyze, and disseminate data on the status of men and women in vocational education, it also is a means of informing educators and members of the community about the particpation of males and females in vocational education. The report provides…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees
