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ERIC Number: ED150432
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Nov
Pages: 53
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Forty-Six Pioneers: Louisiana Women in Non-Traditional Jobs.
Louisiana State Dept. of Health and Human Resources, Baton Rouge. Bureau for Women.
This report concerns forty-six Jobs Unlimited placements of women in Louisiana into nontraditional jobs (mostly blue-collar or skilled craft fields) between April 1976 and January 1977. (Jobs Unlimited was a project which informed the public, especially women, of opportunities available in nontraditional employment.) The report researches the demographic background, employment history, and social characteristics of the women placed, explores client adjustment and progress in the new job, and examines the attitudes of personnel administrators toward women in nontraditional jobs, and those of women toward their nontraditional work. Some of the major conclusions presented follow: (1) For most of the forty-six women placed, the greatest strides came in the areas of wages and chances for advancement, (2) the job retention rate of 85% with an average eight months of service indicated that, with proper counseling and screening of prospective employees, excessive turnover rates for women workers can be avoided, (3) the experience of nontraditional employment has been a positive one for the majority of women involved, (4) as a whole, company administrators failed to notice any significant effects from the employment of women, and (5) neither foremen nor administrators perceived any considerable advantages in the hiring of women, although overall reactions were generally positive. (Recommendations concerning the hiring of women in nontraditional jobs are included in this report. Twelve biographical sketches of women who served as subjects are appended to reflect the diversity of the women and their experiences in their new employment.) (SH)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Louisiana State Dept. of Health and Human Resources, Baton Rouge. Bureau for Women.
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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