This study sought to understand how undergraduate women from different racial and ethnic backgrounds make meaning of the different career messages they receive and how those messages shape their early career decisions. The study was framed by vocational anticipatory socialization (VAS) and meaning making. Participants reflected on the career…

The number of women in the information technology (IT) profession has fluctuated along with the growth of business. The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the perceptions of women who had been laid off from IT positions during the economic downturn period between 2007 and 2010. The research study was designed to…

This guide contains suggestions to assist those who want to strengthen the sex fairness as well as physical fairness in their curriculum through career education. Included in this guide are (l) an outline of steps for developing strategies for career choices for females and the handicapped; (2) a survey to assess the sex-role awareness of…

In the United States female and male students supposedly have the same educational opportunities. Females continue to score below male students on the mathematics portions of standardized tests and less frequently choose mathematics-oriented careers. In this experimental study (n=95), 47 first-year algebra students participated in a month-long…

"Women in Science" presents successful women who perceive career and educational planning as a possible goal in life. Project results, in providing a successful model, suggest that a program designed specifically for female high school students can facilitate career awareness. (Author)

Information is provided on a developmental curriculum designed to correct gender bias in education by addressing contemporary needs of female students. The program, which is taught longitudinally for grades 5 to 12, is a career- and life-planning curriculum, and also includes boys for grades 5 to 8. (SW)

The author, chief, Curriculum Development Branch, Division of Research and Demonstration, Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education, USOE, offers several specific steps which need to be taken in order to improve career education for women: (1) from preschool on, females should be encouraged to pursue their own intellectual interests; (2) employed…

Joint implications from five recent studies on occupational choice indicate that a more in-depth concentration on the occupational consistency or discontinuity of women and minorities will provide direction for future academic discipline and policy for this population. The discipline and policy process is potentially one of the most important…

This workbook is designed to aid women in finding ways to prepare for work, deciding on the right work for them, and getting the job. Questionnaires and forms with instructions are provided in each section to aid the user in a job search. Section I is a preface. Section II concerns preparing for work. Questions elicit information on life and work…

Contained is a documentary of a comprehensive curricular/career model program at Mills College designed to help women enter scientific and technical fields. A series of vignettes illustrating key aspects of the program philosophy and methods is presented. Various viewpoints and experiences are related by women of different ages, ethnic…

The science career workshop was targeted at freshman and sophomore women enrolled in public and private two- and four-year colleges and universities in the New York City area. The central theme of the workshop was that career choice represents a significant personal decision and needs to be based on sound information about the self, the external…

Mentoring provides students with role models, inspiration and encouragement that helps paint the promise of a successful future. In this article, the author discusses examples of successful mentoring programs in career and technical education. Among them is the High Tech Girls Society (HTGS). The program was started in the 2003-2004 school year in…

Cooperative education (Co-Op) programs have been used at the college level in order to facilitate the transition from school to work. Studies have shown that such programs increase student motivation, better integrate theory and practice, aid development of maturity, foster greater human relations skills, and orient students to the world of work.…

This project developed a series of different interventions designed to reduce sexual stereotyping and bias with regards to career choice at Montana State University in faculty and students. Inservice education programs were designed to assist faculty and students in becoming more aware of themselves, their biases, and career opportunities.…

This year-long project was designed to encourage women to broaden their career options--in particular, to consider non-traditional fields. The project had three major components: (1) a two-credit course entitled Women's Life and Career Choices, (2) intensive advisement by female faculty members, and (3) the gathering of data on career attitudes…