Identifies personal-social factors women perceive as being those that prevent them from entering occupations usually held by men. Factors included conceptions of male-dominated work environments, self-concept, stereotyped views held by family, attitudes of friends, security in traditional jobs, fear of failure, and money training. (CT)

Examined relationships of perceived influence of female and male role models, gender role, and performance self-esteem to college women's (N=107) career salience, aspirations, and choices. Perceived role model influences were significantly related to career salience, educational aspirations, and nontraditionality of occupational choices.…

The intergenerational effect of mother's or father's possession of a baccalaureate degree was examined for two racial groups who were respondents to the 1971 and l980 CIRP surveys. A 15-variable block recursive model was estimated to study vocational behavior processes as related to five categories of variables. (Author/MLW)

Compared developmental and historical influences in career aspirations of college women using longitudinal and cross-sectional data. Hypothesized that no response differences exist between older survey group (N=74) and younger group (N=255) when college freshman responses were compared (developmental), nor between survey respondents in 198l and…

The role of vocational counseling in the career exploration process of young people is examined. It is argued that providing information about abilities and interests via same-sex and opposite-sex norms conveys more information than use of norms based on an overall group and facilitates exploration of nontraditional careers. (SLD)

A study traced changes in preferred occupation over a period of 5 years, from Year 9 (approximately age 14) to the first year beyond high school, for over 3,000 Australian students in a sample of 22 government schools. Reasons for changes in preference were probed in questionnaires administered annually. Interviews of a subsample of students and…

This gender equity module is designed to assist teachers and counselors with a tool for students considering nontraditional as well as traditional careers. It provides biographical sketches of 12 Alaskans who have explored nontraditional occupations, career path information, and classroom activities that encourage exploration of nontraditional…

Traditionally, blacks have been underrepresented in scientific and technical career fields, focusing instead on people and service-oriented careers. To investigate the relationship between career aspiration and various environmental influences (e.g., academic preparation and intellectual orientation, science-oriented hobbies, math and science…

While investigations of the impact of parental factors on children's career choices have identified variables that appear predictive of career choice in males, variables which influence career choice in females are less well documented. This study used social learning theory as a framework for examining the impact of parental reinforcement,…

A study was conducted to describe the family patterns and attitudes toward dentistry of women dentists. The data for this study were collected through a questionnaire distributed to 226 women dentists selected from the 1979 membership list of the American Association of Women Dentists, with a return of 65 percent. Almost half of those surveyed had…

As part of a longitudinal research project to investigate attrition among female enlistees, a study was conducted to assess the differences between male and female recruits in background, occupational values, and motivation for enlistment. A sample of 1,000 men and 1,000 women was administered a questionnaire during the early weeks of recruit…

Although research has shown that children tend to designate traditional sex-role areas when asked what they would like to be and that girls nominate a narrower range of vocations than do boys, more recent findings suggest that children of both sexes nominate equal numbers of vocations. Older girls, unlike boys, also choose nontraditional…

Research published in the 1970's indicated that young children expressed extremely traditional attitudes regarding appropriate sex-role behavior. Middle-class children (N=47) between the ages of four and eight were interviewed about their sex-role attitudes in order to determine the extent to which recently changing cultural mores have influenced…

From 1969 to 1984 the value women put on status-attainment goals has increased, but the value placed on domestic-nurturant goals has not decreased. This shows an amalgamation rather than a masculinization of feminine values. The increase in women aspiring to graduate degrees was greater than for men. Implications are discussed. (VM)

Examines the history of comparable worth, the questions it raises (such as sex discrimination), and the solutions being proposed. These solutions include involving unions in raising pay levels of certain jobs, changing the attitudes of management towards women and "women's work," and broadening women's career outlooks. (CT)