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Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1989
The relationship between work and family is an issue of growing concern in the United States. The increasing participation of women in the labor force has created new demands for services, especially for low-income families, to offset women's dual responsibilities at work and home. This paper describes a Ford Foundation program to study the place…
Descriptors: Day Care, Dual Career Family, Employed Women, Employer Employee Relationship
Download full textEliason, Nancy Carol – 1981
Female participation continues to increase in postsecondary vocational education and the labor market. This growth has paralleled increased funding under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1976 for sex-equity related research and demonstration activities. Funding has not, however, kept pace with needs of institutions trying to ensure equal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Opportunities, Educational Research
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. – 1980
This publication provides information on issues surrounding the entry of women into the fire service. Chapter 1 focuses on the "Women in the Fire Service" seminar held on August 1979. It covers issues and recommendations for programs designed to facilitate the effective use of women. Other sections contain seminar participant opinions on the issue…
Descriptors: Adults, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
Dillon, Linda S. – 1981
A study was conducted to develop a model that would promote sex equity by increasing the enrollment of nontraditional sex membership in occupational education programs at North Carolina community colleges. In order to gather input from the colleges involved as well as educational and community leaders, a series of three conferences was planned to…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Planning, Females, Game Theory
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1995
This report on an international symposium on the strengthening of the development and improvement of vocational education begins with a description of UNEVOC, the International Project on Technical and Vocational Education. Section 2 presents discussions of the following topics: adult and continuing technical and vocational education and its…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Continuing Education, Cultural Awareness, Developed Nations
Lacson, Jose D. – 1991
The Women in Nontraditional Trades (WINT) project has implemented a new skills training program for women in the Philippines. It is being pilot tested in two regional training centers of the National Manpower and Youth Council in central Mindanao and southern Luzon. A major component of the WINT project is the provision of skills training for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Economic Development, Employed Women
Australian Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Barton. Office of the Status of Women. – 1985
This booklet is intended to assist Australian employers in helping female apprentices in nontraditional trades overcome barriers to their successful completion of training. The first part deals with the following difficulties experienced by female apprentices: isolation, restrictions on the breadth of training, women's need to "prove" themselves,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Change Strategies, Employment Problems
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls. – 1986
These conference proceedings contain four major papers presented by experts in the field of career guidance theory, with reaction papers written by practitioners. Papers include the following: "Career Development Theories--An Overview" (Edwin L. Herr), with reaction papers by Donald J. Page and Donald G. Zytowski; "The Status of…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance, Continuing Education
On Campus with Women, 1983
Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in this newsletter issue. Topics include the following: the scope of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which bars sex bias in educational programs or activities receiving direct federal funds; sex discrimination suits brought by women…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Faculty, College Students
On Campus with Women, 1985
Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in these newsletter issues. An article entitled "High Court Slows Women's Progress" by Bernice R. Sandler presents arguments that the U.S. Supreme Court undermined legal protection against sex discrimination in educational institutions. News…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Faculty, College Students
Scott, Robert A. – 1980
Traditional female status, roles, and aspirations and changes that have occurred in American society are traced. While women were barred from colleges and universities in the 1800's, they now account for more than 50 percent of college students. It is projected that by the year 2000, women will represent an even larger percentage of the college…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Career Choice, College Students, Employed Women
Ashburn, Elizabeth A. – 1977
This monograph reviews hypotheses about the motivations of women who choose male-dominated professions. Chapter 1 considers theory and empirical evidence regarding the personality and socialization patterns of those women who have chosen male-dominated professions. Discussion focuses on two types of internal motivation--achievement needs and need…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Attitudes, Employed Women
On Campus with Women, 1985
Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Data are included on the specialties of women faculty and the type of institution employing them; salary and rank of women faculty and their tenure status; and employment patterns and salaries of women administrators.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Students
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1992
Activities to develop proposed performance standards and measures for programs receiving funds authorized by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act are described in this report. Two sections of the act are considered: Section 221 authorizes programs for single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Daily Living Skills, Displaced Homemakers
Briggs, Vernon M., Jr., Ed.; Foltman, Felician F., Ed. – 1981
This conference sought to identify and evaluate critical developments within the contemporary apprenticeship training system. Input came from educators, scholars, federal officials, and persons from labor and management. Conference participants stated that more persons are in apprenticeships (395,000) in the United States than ever before, but…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Apprenticeships, Blacks
