Discusses the alternative workplace, the combination of nontraditional work practices, settings, and locations that is beginning to supplement traditional offices. Looks at myths and realities, options, advantages and disadvantages, and implementation of alternative workplaces. (JOW)

In 1982, the Vocational Training Council in New Zealand changed the apprenticeship program. It provided for young people to be apprenticed to industry as a whole as well as to individual employers. It promoted competency-based education, improved training for women and adults, and encouraged broad-based training. (JOW)

The precedents set by contemporary women conductors, the models they represent, and the contributions they have made to music constitute significant reasons for them to remain the focus of attention that will confirm their place in musical history. (RM)

Reports on the state of independent scholarship, suggests sources of information in the field, lists the benefits of independent scholarship, and recommends a variety of means through which independent scholars can apply their knowledge. (AEA)

The achievements of women in the Future Farmers of America reflect the increased enrollments and opportunities for women in vocational agriculture courses and careers. (SK)

Suggests that educators and employers are becoming more aware of their responsibilities to recruit women into nontraditional careers as well as to ease their transition. Provides stories that bring sexual discrimination into human focus and highlights solutions to this very real problem. (JOW)

Until women working in all skilled trades becomes an everyday occurrence, career and school counselors owe it to all women to make the participation of women in the trades a top priority. (Author)

Discusses ways for nurses to apply their skills and experience to nontraditional career options. Describes and defines fields utilizing talents unique to nursing. Provides reasons a career changing nurse would flourish in each field. (BHK)

Suggests that women with the right skills and characteristics can look forward to challenging, high-paying jobs in the construction trades. Gives employment and earnings data, describes how to enter and advance in trades, and explains how counselors can support girls' career choice. (JOW)

In this analytical essay, the author examines the arguments of comparable worth advocates and explores the notion of an inherently sex-biased job market. (Author)

Community-based organizations provide special services and opportunities to women training for nontraditional occupations. (JOW)

Discusses three major reasons why more women do not pursue research positions in science and technology: (1) lack of awareness of female role models; (2) social rejection in graduate schools and sexual pressures on the job; and (3) lack of technological literacy. Makes recommendations to solve these problems. (JOW)

A woman deputy state director of vocational education discusses what it takes to be an effective administrator and what it means to be a female in a predominantly male field. (JOW)

The overrepresentation of Black females in traditional occupations stems from the emotions, beliefs, and environmental factors affecting their decision making. Conflicts between sex role socialization and that of Black subculture, as well as discrimination in hiring, are contributing factors. (SK)

Provides practical suggestions for employment counselors concerned with the advancement of women in nontraditional career fields. Focuses on employment counselor's role in promoting sex equity and nontraditional careers for women. (Author/NB)