It is critical to pave the way for more women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Despite the need for an increased workforce, women remain underrepresented in technology careers and particularly technology leadership (Tomaskovic-Devey & Han, 2018). Furthermore, there is a lack of research on how STEM recruiting and…

The COVID-19 outbreak early 2020 has had a considerable impact on the global labor market. Many businesses closed down, constrained their working hours, reduced their staff, and/or limited their new recruitments. Many employees have been obliged to work remotely and interact digitally. Due to the pandemic, the unemployment rates have gone up to…

This paper examines responses to questions about job satisfaction and inclusion from professionals in the information technology field. Responses from over 10,000 professionals were analyzed to determine if there were differences in response to these questions based on gender of respondent. This information, along with previous research on…

The growing female population in higher education is not only seen in enrollment growth in domestic institutions, but also in the increased presence and academic mobility of female international students. Over the past decades, many female students from China have done their post-graduate studies overseas, and many of them have attempted…

In this pedagogical proposal, we utilized Feminist Pedagogy and narratives to reveal women's skills that they had silenced in their cover letters for employment. Five females' narratives were analyzed using aspects of the grounded theory method to answer the question: "What do women's narratives reveal about their personal skills otherwise…

Women returners are women who leave the paid workforce for a period of time following the birth of their child(ren) and subsequently seek to return to paid employment. As women returners attempt to re-enter the workforce, many of them are in need of updating their skills or re-training in a new set of skills. In this study, the training and…

Critiques of lifelong learning have focused on the neo-liberal underpinning of state policy, where individuals are expected to take responsibility for meeting the needs of changing labour market conditions in the post-Fordist economy. We treat lifelong learning as an "ideological frame" that (re)shapes how people see and understand…

Female students (n=200) completed the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy (CDMSE) Scale and Career Search Efficacy Scale. Undecided women had lower CDMSE and search self-efficacy than those who had chosen a college major, regardless of whether the major was congruent with their personality type. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

A survey of 622 aspiring and incumbent school administrators was conducted in order to document job search strategies used by men and women seeking principalships and superintendent or assistant superintendent positions. Since these positions are predominantly held by men, it has been suggested that men's and women's job search strategies differ…

Data from a stratified random sample of 953 low-income urban women were analyzed to determine how they find jobs and the effect it has on subsequent earnings. Results show that although most find jobs through informal contacts, this has no effect on earnings. Those who recently left welfare were more likely to find jobs through formal sources.…

Describes Project ESTEEM, a program to help single mothers on welfare become self-sufficient. It combines one course--banking and finance--with the basics of how to look for and find a job. (JOW)

Middle aged women who have previously been occupied with family and community activities often experience increased role stress when they begin to invest more time and energy in their work roles. To compare coping styles women use to adjust to job changes, 71 women, aged 30-62, who had changed jobs within a 3-year interval were classified into…

Describes a workshop for women preparing to interview in traditionally male-dominated jobs and training programs. The workshop goals are to enable women to recognize covert sexism, respond to this sexism in constructive and self-enhancing ways, and use nonverbal strategies to communicate their confidence and competence. (Author)

Suggestions to encourage women business students to aspire to and look for managerial positions are offered by the author. Stating that self-knowledge is most important in choosing a career, she presents a self-analysis questionnaire of factors to be considered in preparing to look for jobs. (MF)

Concludes that college and university administrators need to be more informed on how qualified females and other minorities become aware of available positions and what recruiting factors are necessary to hire these candidates. (PD)