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Harlan, Carolyn L.; Jansen, Mary A. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1987
Examined the perceptions of 237 women who worked in three sex-specific occupational categories and the effects of their participation in these occupations on several psychological and physical health variables. Found that women in female-dominated occupations showed more psychological and physical distress than did those in other occupations.…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Females, Nontraditional Occupations, Physical Health