Examined student (N=188) responses to measures of Expectancy and Valence to six male- and six female-dominated careers. Found that Expectancy X Valence interaction for occupation accounted for variance in choosing occupation; gender differences were marked and consistent across expectancy, valence, and likelihood of choosing occupation, varying…

A survey of 24 men holding home economics education degrees and working in the field determined the influences behind their nontraditional career choice. The men are concerned about the future of the field and leadership roles, and they feel that their presence serves as positive role models for males wishing to enter home economics. (SK)

Examined perceptions toward student career choices of 197 Canadian teachers. Each teacher examined one of eight vignettes describing student currently making career decision. Vignettes varied by gender, type of occupational choice, and traditionality of extracurricular activities. Found that teachers were more likely to encourage traditional…

Anticipated and final majors of 1,700 students at 8 women's colleges and 818 female students at 7 coed colleges were analyzed. At women's colleges, 40-70% of the women shifted from female-dominated to neutral or male-dominated majors, compared with only 25% at coed schools. At both types of schools, 22% of women left male-dominated majors. (SK)

Investigated self-esteem, achievement, and career choices of 218 high school students in small rural school. The Self-Esteem Inventory scores tended to be low. Most students selected occupations traditional for their sex, regardless of their self-esteem scores. Young women were more likely than young men to consider nontraditional occupations.…

A 4-year study followed 92 female students from private, single-sex high schools. Over time, all increased their interest in traditional female occupations. Those with lower educational aspirations who dated more had a lower and less-differentiated interest profile. Those with higher aspirations valued career over family. Dating was unrelated to…

This study explores the degree to which emotional and relationally oriented aspects of masculinity and gender nontraditional vocational interests predict the gender traditionality of employed men's occupations. Participants include 166 men employed in a range of occupations from gender nontraditional (i.e., female dominated) to gender neutral to…

This study assesses factors predictive of the range of possible occupations considered by 166 African American high school students. There are no differences in the number of African American representative occupations (those in which 13.5% or more employees were African American) considered compared to nonrepresentative occupations (those with…

This study was conducted to examine sex role characteristics common to women making nontraditional career choice; to determine whether dissatisfaction is affected by congruence of sex role, self-concept, and traditionally of program; and to investigate whether sex role self-concept plays a role in women's ratings of satisfaction within their…

This study focused on the career choice dynamics of college students by examining sex differences in self-efficacy toward occupations that were perceived by the subjects as traditionally male- or female-oriented. The usefulness of self-efficacy as a predictor of career choice and the relationships between careers considered, efficacy beliefs about…

Interest in the problems and concerns of dual career couples has increased markedly in the last decade. However, little research has been done with dual career couples in such traditionally non-female professions as engineering. To examine work, home, personal, and interpersonal characteristics and concerns, married female engineering graduates…

Although all women medical students have demonstrated occupational role innovation by their career choice, their selection of the field in which they will specialize during their medical careers (secondary career choice) may or may not represent additional innovation. Women enrolled in two medical schools in 1975-76 who stated that they had made a…

Three hypotheses were derived from our basic premise that, among women, social factors are critical in the choice of a high status, nontraditional career. Women applying to nontraditional careers should have lower affilitative needs than women applying to traditional careers. As compared with women entering a traditional field, women entering a…

Analysis of occupational data from the 1960 and 1970 Censuses and the Current Population Surveys for 1971-1981 reveals that occupational segregation of men and women declined more rapidly in the United States during the 1970s than during the 1960s. Most of the decline was due to changes in the sex composition of traditionally male occupations.…

Analyzed seven career guidance instruments to determine the proportion of nontraditional and traditional occupations for women included in them. Results indicated the proportion of nontraditional female occupations represented ranged from 32 to 75 percent. Implications for career counseling for women are given. (Author/BL)