A study used data from the 1998 Current Population Survey to document job growth in the public and private sectors and examine the quality of jobs in terms of wages and benefits. Findings indicated public sector employment declined for both women and men during the period from 1979-98 with a somewhat sharper decline among men. In 1998, median…

Between 1998-2008, women's participation in the labor force is expected to increase by 15 percent and men's, by 10 percent. Two views of growth occupations are those with the largest job growth and those with the fastest growth. Employment in professional specialty occupations will increase the fastest and add the most jobs. Much of this growth is…

Examines, in eight articles, changes in family economics. Studied effects of low income on young womens' high school completion, impact of negative income tax on children, moonlighting husbands, wives and husband's housework, relationship between human capital and fertility, household expenditure patterns, and cost of housewives' lost work…

In considering the shortage of women in school administration, the authors examine various theories on women's achievement motivations and perceptions about leadership as a "white male club." They suggest that an androgynous theory of leadership would alleviate these psychological barriers. Part of a theme issue on women in education. (SJL)

Studied the trend since the 1960s to delay parenthood. Proposes the decreased risk of unwanted conception and birth has made it easier. Suggests increased education and labor-force participation of women had an effect. Timing of first births affects fertility rates, family economics, and relations among generations. (Author)

Many women who seek to combine a demanding career and a family encounter a variety of problems and conflicts. The special problems of these women as well as research findings on effective coping strategies are reviewed. Implications of these findings for developing appropriate counseling interventions are discussed. (Author)

Sex-role stereotypes of what was considered the proper attitude toward working women are reflected in popular fiction between 1890 and 1950, according to this study. Despite increased educational and work opportunities, women are still affected by these stereotypes which limit their business aspirations and achievement. (MF)

The gap in household income between nonmetro households and those in other locations increased between 1979 and 1999, as did disparities by race and ethnicity across residence. Industrial restructuring, increased demand for more-educated workers, changing household structure, and women's labor force participation may influence income levels and…

More than 58 percent of all women working in the U.S. labor force, many of them sole supports of their families, and 67 percent of women with children under age 18 are working. Therefore, more flexible work options are being made to allow a balance of work and family. Increasingly available options include work at home, compressed workweeks,…

Part-time work is a significant aspect of the U.S. labor market, and the number of part-time jobs has increased from 6 million in 1955 to 19 million in 1987. Part-time work is done by a very diverse range of workers, particularly teenagers, older workers, and women with children. Consequently, it is probably not useful to think about the part-time…

The need for new expertise in problem solving in the work setting has emerged as a woman's issue because work outside the home has become a primary means for personal goal attainment for about half the women in the United States and because traditional career patterns and norms are ineffective. Career planning is the process of individual career…

In recent years considerable concern has been expressed for the plight of the displaced homemaker, a women who, after spending many years working in the home, must reenter the labor market to provide the primary support for a family. In 1978 Congress added to Title 3 of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act a special program to assist…

Rapid societal changes in traditional male-female relationships partially explain current black male-female communication conflict; but first-generation black professional women face unique problems in maintaining effective communication in two subcultures. Data from a doctoral dissertation on black professional women's perceptions of their…

A multinational Roundtable discussion on the status of women was held at the meetings of the International Congress of Applied Psychology in Munich, 1979. Participants presented research findings and recommended strategies for eliminating or reducing barriers to women's achievement. There was high consensus that barriers to women's achievement…

While alcoholism and problem drinking is not as prevalent among women as men it nonetheless is a serious health concern, deserving greater attention. Investigation results comparing the consumption and problem drinking patterns of women with men finds that lower consumption rates among females cannot be explained by body weight as men drink more…