This study focuses on the gender dimension of labour market transitions and its implications for policymaking in the areas of active labour market policies, career guidance, and skills development. The ETF initiated this research to map how activation and skills development policies are gaining importance in the neighbouring countries of the…

The science and engineering (S&E) labor force helps to create and advance our scientific and technological knowledge, transform these advances into goods and services, and fuel America's economy, security, and quality of life. This report details several aspects of the U.S. S&E workforce, including growth, demographic makeup, earnings, and…

Organizational attitudes and effective development are key factors in acceptance of women managers. Article examines the development of sex role stereotypes and how they effect the placement of women in management positions. (RB)

The annotated bibliography was prepared to alert educators to literature discussing women in the world of work. It contains 32 documents, announced in Research in Education (RIE), selected by means of a computer search using one of the descriptors Females, Housewives, Mothers, Working Parents or Working Women plus a second major descriptor from a…

This paper is part of a larger project dealing with National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) of labor market experience. This volume is based on the sample of older women (aged 30-44 at the beginning of the study). It consists of a series of research papers on topics that are conceived to be important in understanding the labor market experience and…

This pamphlet summarizes the statistics on women which are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and indicates where the data may be found. The sources indicated in this document represent a wide variety of publications, including press releases, periodicals, bulletins, and reports. The information is divided into the following four areas:…

The conference proceedings relating to employment status and employment-related problems of women in general, and Montgomery County, Maryland, specifically, are highlighted in this report. The purpose of the conference was to establish a solid base for an on-going dialogue with educators, personnel experts, and affirmative action officers in the…

Combining insights from sociology, psychology, marketing, the mass media, and other fields, in addition to an attempt to put the "state of the art" into a contemporary context, this literature review highlights significant studies which provide insights into white middle class working women in American society. It emphasizes their values and…

This report reviews the current debate in industrialized market economy countries on the impact of microelectronics technology on employment. A special focus is on the impact on women's employment opportunities. Chapter 1 presents information on the technological background, including the development of microelectronics and their application in…

As a result of the manpower development and training act of 1962, the need to know more about the labor market experience of United States citizens has been emphasized. The census bureau has been collecting data since 1966 on the labor market experience of four groups in our population: men 45-59 years of age, women 30-44, and young men and women…

A natural study was conducted to determine the effects of division of labor (level of socio-economic development), dependency, and mode of production on participation of women in the labor force. Participation of women in the labor force was operationalized by two indicators: (1) women as percentage of the total number of wage earners and salaried…

Employing 1970 U.S. census data, tests were conducted to examine the empirical evidence on the existence of U.S. labor market segments. Some comparisons between the labor market for males and females were made, but the analysis concentrates on males. Labor markets were divided by race, sex, job types (secondary, primary subordinate, primary…

Differences in levels and determinants of earnings for men and women college graduates are examined. Perspectives from human capital theory, research on the socioeconomic achievement process, and research on segmented labor markets are used to design models of the determination of earnings. Data are taken from the National Opinion Research Center…

In this study, an examination of the determinants and consequences of occupational knowledge is carried out using data collected from the National Longitudinal Survey of 5,159 young women. The study closely parallels a 1975 study by Parnes and Kohen utilizing information collected from about 5,000 young men. The significance of various background…

Written for the woman just graduated from college who wants a big-city job, the book provides coverage of the job scene from New York to San Francisco and offers methods and suggestions on how to create an exciting new career. Tips on where to look for jobs, the resume, and the job interview are some of the introductory topics, followed by a…