Expands on two literature reviews concerning reentry women. Describes programs established to assist reentry women as they pursue a postsecondary education. Discusses the counseling process as it relates to reentry women. Offers recommendations for further research. (Author)

Tested differences in women's career decisions, contrasting need importance scores of 481 college graduate women of 1968. Results indicated homemakers scored highest on security-safety and social needs, while professional and clerical workers scored highest on the esteem need. Self-actualization was the highest-ranked need for all women.…

Describes a career counseling program for adult females. Reports questionnaire results used to assess the effectiveness of that program. Male as well as female clients seemed to derive both attitudinal and occupational benefits from career counseling and expressed positive views of the career counseling process. (Author)

Predictor variables in a study to identify factors associated with curriculum choices of adult women students enrolled in the University of Rhode Island included both situational and developmental factors. Findings indicated moderate success in associating several variables with some curriculum choices. Theoretical and educational implications are…

Marriage, achievement need, children and self-definition predicted negative career persistence and career activity patterns in some family situations. Self-definition was associated with professional career activity among unconstrained women, but with freelance activity among married mothers. Personality variables may predict behavior within broad…

Counselor attitudes were measured longitudinally to chart attitude changes accompanying increasing career development interests of women. Attitudes examined were: (1) the dual role of mother and worker; (2) perceptions of sex role definition; and (3) expectations regarding the societal impact of women. Changes suggest broader acceptance of sex…

The estimation of a managerial momentum model for 646 middle managers in a Canadian company showed a significant simultaneous interaction of performance, ambition, and rewards for women. However, women relied more than men on formal bidding for promotion, whereas men used information networks, slowing women's momentum and enabling men to offset…

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)

Provides an overview of literature related to sex role socialization, a presentation of the cognitive behavioral social theory espoused by Bandura, and an intervention to enhance the self-efficacy of African-American female athletes. Presents psychosocial and career development model for African-American female college athletes and provides…

A survey of 314 male and female faculty in criminology and sociology found that faculty women are more likely than men to leave academic positions, and women who interrupt careers commonly do so for a job-seeking spouse. Women experience significant losses in tenure and earnings as a result of career disruptions. (MSE)

Responses were obtained from 48 college students (50 percent of each sex) regarding perceptions of career development barriers (involving choice of major, getting a degree and first job, career advancement, career-family balance, and special concerns for women). When responses were categorized and coded, interactional barriers were more frequent…

The article looks at the diverse characteristics and unique needs of gifted young women and identifies specific intervention strategies to facilitate their career development, including increasing student awareness of barriers, broadening career exploration, helping girls integrate multiple roles, and developing essential skills. Facilitators need…

Eight young women describe how they experienced growing up in a rural environment and the impact of that experience on their future plans. Several metathemes emerged from their narratives that have practical relevance for counselors who are helping youth to shape their futures. (Author/MKA)

Currently a sound and reliable measure of a student-athlete's career development does not exist. The purpose of this study was to develop a psychometrically sound instrument that measures the career situation of student athletes. Participants for the study were 204 (138 male and 66 female) student-athletes from a large midwestern Division I…

This issue of "Impact" focuses on employment and women with disabilities. An editorial introduction notes that work is important to women with disabilities for numerous reasons. Among them are feeling successful and important, earning money, being independent, having a reason to get up in the morning, making a meaningful difference in the lives of…