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Peer reviewedReixach, Deborah – Guidance & Counselling, 1995
Discusses underestimation of women's skills as an issue of concern for all women and for socioeconomically disadvantaged women in particular. Factors contributing to underestimation are gender-biased expectations, socialization, gender-biased definitions of skills, discrimination, and low self-esteem. Presents interventions to increase skills…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
