Purpose: Earlier work on career choice has identified that career choice involves gendered processes which lead to differentiated career outcomes for women and men. However, this literature remained anaemic in offering career counselling strategies for addressing the negative impacts of these processes. The paper aims to explore the creativity…

This paper reports the results of a small-scale narrative study of men and women who grew up in mid-twentieth-century rural Wales, and their reminiscences regarding women and education. Although the dominant image of Wales during that era is that of a male-dominated society, all of our participants remembered influential independent women and…

This investigation replicated a previous finding that women choose careers consistent with their own judgments of the model of femininity held by significant men in their lives. (Author)

The study identifies characteristics of young women who, in their occupational choices, do not conform to the traditionally expected female role. Differences are examined in home and family background, personality characteristics, values and attitudes, educational achievement and aptitude, and educational experiences between those women who elect…

Examined the relationship between daughters' (N=64) and mothers' (N=64) sex-role attitudes and career orientations. Both groups completed the Sex Role Attitudes Inventory. Results indicated mothers and daughters shared similar sex-role attitudes, but daughters were more career-oriented. Women employed part time held more feminist attitudes than…

Longitudinally examined how young Australian women who attended school during an era of equal opportunity made career decisions and perceived their unfolding lives. Respondents considered themselves active agents in constructing their own futures, and gender did not control their destinies. While they succeeded on male terms, many competing…

This speech first describes three activities conducted by the National Science Foundation's Women in Science Program. These are: (1) the Science Career Workshops; (2) the Science Career Facilitation Projects; and (3) The Visiting Women Scientists Project. Next, important issues to be considered for the future of these projects are presented. The…

The social status of occupations has remained stable over the past four decades. However, much about the concept of occupational prestige has been learned by studies that implicitly assume a masculine context. Because of the extensive social and cultural changes associated with the women's equal rights movement, this study asked questions about…

The author discusses the subtle obstacles in the way of true professional advancement for women: socialization which creates other directedness (causing choice of convenient careers which fit into the needs of others), a tracking system which directs young women into less productive, less prestigious, and less interesting jobs, the failure of men…

The kinds of vocational guidance available to women from 1910 to 1940 are discussed in this paper. As the number of women college graduates increased in the 1890s and especially in the first decade of the 20th century, concern also grew for what all these trained women would do to earn a living after they graduated and before they married (if they…

Discusses the women's movement using a social movement analysis focusing on success in creating social change. Examines why some women become feminists and others antifeminists and the characteristics of social movements' backlash reactions. Material was drawn from 24 women in five countries who used a structured outline to express their…

Male and female subjects were shown one of two videotapes depicting a competent woman planning either to pursue her career or stay at home with her family, with or without also introducing her as a patient experiencing emotional difficulties in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design. Results indicated that female subjects perceived the stimulus person more…

Reveals significant changes in the attitudes of female students toward the single lifestyle and careers outside the home after completing a psychology of women course. Results of the "Life Styles for Women Attitude Scale" showed the greatest change among students with moderate or conservative attitudes. (MJP)

Analyzes change in the occupational aspirations of young people in the United States between the late 1960s and 1970s. Reveals that the most significant change occurred among women. Argues that this was primarily a manifestation of cultural change resulting from the resurgence of the women's movement. (MJP)

The study explores the psychological and sociological characteristics of two groups of women: those who choose careers in stereotypic masculine occupations versus those who elect careers in stereotypic feminine fields such as teaching, nursing, social work, counseling, homemaking, library, and secretarial work. The sample consisted of 1646…