Gender equity initiatives in education have been launched in the state of Vermont in an attempt to level the playing field in gender-specific programs, but when it's all said and done, the question on the progress in career and technical education still remains. This article shares personal experiences of two students at Vermont's Stafford…

Men established in traditional (mechanical engineering, n = 100) and nontraditional (elementary school counseling, n = 100) careers were compared on their career compromise choices (sex type vs. prestige), adherence to masculinity ideology, gender role conflict, and job satisfaction. The engineers tended to choose sex type over prestige; the…

These interviews, conducted during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school years by a group of students from the Rochester City School District, present 5 men and 24 women in a variety of career roles that are neither traditional nor stereotypical. The people interviewed speak of the reasons for their choices and of their background of family support. Many…

Addresses reasons why men would not want to enter female-concentrated occupations, discrimination and men in nontraditional professions, and reasons why men would want to enter female-concentrated occupations. (Author/ABB)

Assessed personality and background features of men in female-dominated professions by comparing 54 men employed in atypical professions with 63 men employed in sex-typical fields. Results showed that the men, by virtue of having entered female-dominated professions, have common personality and background factors which differentiate them from…

Proposes that an Expectancy-Valence model of motivation provides a promising framework for motivating women to consider a wider variety of career options. Explains expectancy theory and discusses how the model can be used to understand women's inclinations toward nontraditional options. (JOW)

Of 101 female undergraduates, 10 preferred traditional, 49 nontraditional, and 16 neutral occupations; 26 were undecided. Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale scores indicated that nontraditional preference did not correlate with higher career self-efficacy. Undecided women had significantly lower career self-efficacy. (SK)

Investigated how researchers have operationalized gender-concentrated occupations and educational settings in over 30 studies. The literature reviewed indicated that one of the most important issues in pursuing investigations of occupational gender concentrations is the development of methods to define and measure atypical or nontraditional…

Male nursing students surveyed (n=146, 69 percent) responded that (1) career attributes (job security, opportunity, flexibility) were primary reasons for choosing nursing; (2) they had moderate to high support from significant others; and (3) they were more likely to be older and single. (SK)

The number of nontraditional students in traditional career and technical education programs is small but increasing--a trend that should benefit the students and the workplace of tomorrow. Both males and females are choosing nontraditional training and careers. (JOW)

The goals of the current study were to examine (1) the relation between parents' gender-typed occupational expectations for their children at age 15 and their children's own reports of occupational expectations at age 17; (2) the long-term relations between parents' gender-typed occupational expectations for their children at age 17 and their…

Examined whether college women, grouped according to scores on the Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWS) were differentially affected by a videotape career intervention. Results indicated AWS scores were related to the traditionality of the careers chosen for the subjects' hypothetical daughters and to self-efficacy. Careers chosen were more…

Assessed female (N=57) and male (N=51) eighth- and ninth-grade college-bound students to determine relationships between their self-efficacy, interest, and consideration of 10 traditionally male and female occupations. Interests were a consideration for traditional occupations and interest was a function of sex differences. Revealed sex…

Interviews with 10 women employed in trades revealed four significant factors in the choice of nontraditional occupations: perceived innate ability, strong sense of self, desire for independence, and role models, especially family. Formal career education/counseling was not a factor. Contrary to previous studies, only 3 of the 10 were firstborn or…

Summarizes research that shows men who choose female-dominated occupations possess many of characteristics of women in same jobs and are comfortable with their masculine sexuality (although they score lower in Bem's masculine identity than do traditional men). Presents framework to understand process of men's nontraditional career choice.…