People in a shopping mall were asked to read a paragraph about an achieving woman given the title Miss, Mrs., Ms., or not given a title. Readers of Ms titled paragraph rated her less honest. No effects obtained for other rating dimensions. Results may indicate public acceptance of Ms title. (MCK)

Investigates childhood and adolescent career aspirations of a sample of white, middle to upper class girls. In childhood, those aspiring to male-dominated careers were somewhat older and more tomboyish, had higher IQs and more educated parents. As adolescents they had higher educational aspirations, and were less likely to anticipate being married…

Presents data from a multiple-instrument, multisite, two-wave study of office computerized procedures in order to determine if they differentially affect men and women employees. Preliminary analysis supports hypothesis that men benefit more in terms of career enhancement, but women are generally satisfied with computerized offices. (SA)

Results of a study of 179 students, grades seven to nine, and their mothers, suggest that maternal employment and maternal job satisfaction may not have the impact on family environment that has previously been believed. (KH)

Examines the possibility that an information-processing bias can cause people to be less able to perceive sex discrimination on a personal level than on a societal level. Suggests the importance of formatting for people to discern discrimination since the format seems to affect information processing. (SA)

Presents results of a study spanning 14 years of career and life development for 117 women who finished college in 1967 and were studied in 1967, 1970, and 1981. Compares their career and family plans to directions actually taken. Shows shift in labor force participation and tension between work and family. (SA)

Discusses the women's movement using a social movement analysis focusing on success in creating social change. Examines why some women become feminists and others antifeminists and the characteristics of social movements' backlash reactions. Material was drawn from 24 women in five countries who used a structured outline to express their…

Presents a prescription for a restructured postindustrial society without gender as an organizing principle. The potential nongendered social order is described in terms of nongendered reproduction, equally valued wage work and a gender-neutral wage structure, and gender-neutral access to authority and power. (SA)

A study of 142 children (Grades K-1) indicated that those whose mothers were currently employed chose a greater number of occupations and more masculine-oriented occupations, than did children of nonemployed mothers. Girls whose mothers had selected nontraditional fields also tended to aspire to less sex-traditional careers. (Author/KH)