Discusses a growing trend for women with masters degrees in business administration to look outside traditional corporate employment for personal and professional fulfillment. Describes the experiences of several women successful in entrepreneurial ventures. (JAC)

The author documents differences between the job-related networks of women and men in a sample of 186 recent white-collar job changers. Results indicate that women know persons in fewer occupations than do men; their networks are negatively affected by having young children and by their spouses' mobility. (Author/CH)

Presents Helen Astin's article on women's career choices and work behavior, and includes several responses to her essay. Discusses Astin's need-based work model, involving motivation, expectations, sex-role socialization, and structure of opportunity. Critiques of Astin's work center mainly on the structure of opportunity segment of the model. (BH)

Considers unique career development issues of lesbians. Reviews available literature on lesbians and work, drawing parallels between work experiences of lesbians, nonlesbian women, and other minority status groups. Presents three models of career development in women and explores applicability of each theory to increasing understanding of lesbian…

Interviews with 41 matched pairs of male and female construction professionals reveal that, despite active recruitment, women face a hostile and discriminatory environment--demanding work and the overt resentment of male managers and colleagues. Women are unlikely to progress unless the industry culture is changed. (SK)

Evaluated a career development program designed for federally employed women by looking at demographic information, educational and career goals and behavior, and skills related to personal development. (ABB)

The author provides a commentary on aspects of second careers presented in previous articles. (BY)

Discusses the representation of women as portrayed by the mass media, their employment trends, attitude changes, and the social climate on an international scale. (JEG)

Responses to a career management survey from 309 male and 79 female business expatriates revealed that, controlling for demographic differences, females could less often meet their career goals with the corporation. They were less likely to regard expatriation as a useful career move. Explanations were derived from relevant research literature.…

Investigated career development of women administrators (n=348) in higher education in relationship to order in which they experienced childbearing, professional training, and career initiation. Found salary, rank, and title were unrelated to childbearing sequence; most respondents with children believed childbearing hurt their careers.…

Addresses these questions: (1) how has the National Vocational Guidance Association/National Career Development Association (NVGA/NCDA) implemented commitments for extending equity in career development planning and services to all individuals; (2) how do biases exist as major obstacles to equity in career development; and (3) what should be…

Women's career patterns typically are characterized by flexibility, transferable skills, and part-time and temporary employment. Traditional career theories no longer apply in the contemporary climate to which female employment patterns seem more suitable. Greater value should be given to traditional female jobs and the quality of career…

This article reflects an interest in exposing links between women's academic work and the gender codes which organize and shape working life in the university context, both now and in the recent past, as a contribution to the sociology of women's work. Our specific focus is the gendered division of labour in teacher education in universities in…

Using the pipeline metaphor as the conceptual framework, the current paper presents gender differences in computer science (CS) and computer engineering (CE) students' study aspirations in elementary and high schools, the extent to which they hold a study-related job while in college and their career aspirations after graduating from college. It…

According to a recent study of how women manage maternity in the workplace, more than 70% of pregnant employees were still employed at the same job 6 months after childbirth (compared to 80% of young women who had not been pregnant). A study of 324 randomly selected employed women in the Midwest yielded similar results. Six months after giving…