Investigated the degree and congruence of students' (N=58) estimated and actual information about gender traditional occupations. Results showed subjects of each sex perceived themselves as less informed about nontraditional occupations. This result was more pronounced for women. Additionally, men and women did not differ in actual knowledge.…

Investigated sex differences in career plans of graduate students (N=559) completing training in male- and female-dominated professions. Analyses showed clear patterns of sex differences in the feminine professions. Except for child care, the plans of women in male-dominated groups were not significantly different from those of male colleagues.…

Examined the relationship between sex-role self-concept and students' reported experiences and perceptions in majors traditionally dominated by the opposite sex. Results showed that the experience of sex role incongruence for students in cross-gender majors primarily affected females. Sex-role self-concept strongly affected students' feelings and…

Assessed male preschool teachers' self-perceptions, and sex-role perceptions of self and others. Male and female teachers (N=60) in preschool and high school education were administered the Bem Sex Role Inventory and a repertory grid. Results indicated preschool male and female teachers were similar in levels of androgyny. (RC)

Examined contributions of 4 sex-typed socializations to 6 differences in self-efficacy in l0 male- and l0 female-dominated occupations among male (N=78) and female (N=8l) Japanese undergraduates. Found females in male-dominated occupations had lower self-efficacy, felt they had fewer female role models, considered themselves feminine, and had low…

Study investigated psychological and demographic characteristics of men in nontraditional careers like elementary education, comparing them to women in the same fields and men in engineering. Surveys indicated nontraditional career men valued relationship-oriented career components more than did men in engineering. (SM)

The under-representation of females in mathematical careers persists despite the fact that in recent years, gender differences in mathematics achievement and participation in mathematics coursework at the high school level have virtually disappeared. This bulletin presents research findings and discusses gender differences in mathematics…

This monograph examines issues related specifically to male gender roles; males' self-esteem; and males' participation in the learning environment, nontraditional work, and vocational education. The social and emotional difficulties experienced by males because of society's limited definition of masculinity and strict thinking regarding the male…

The Finnish labor market is sharply segregated by sex. Previous research has shown the work of women to be inferior to that of men in that the work of women is less autonomous, allows less freedom for self-regulation and self-determination, is more restricted in space and time, and is more monotonous. This study sought to determine whether the…

Although women continue to obtain full-time jobs at ever increasing rates, they remain dramatically underrepresented at the managerial level. To examine the impact of physical attractiveness and job type (traditional or nontraditional), and the interaction of these two factors on attributions about women's competence, 174 working adults (76 males…

To aid in setting affirmative action targets, job preferences were explored using conjoint measurement, or trade-off analysis, with a general population and an applicant sample. The technique can identify groups interested in nontraditional work and showed sharp differences in job preferences between the sexes. (Author/SJL)

Data on male and female senior science undergraduates in nine Canadian universities show substantial gender discrepancies in defection rates and career aspirations, father's occupation as a distinguishing background variable between males and females, and greater likelihood of top women achievers defecting from science than average women…

Describes a study whose purpose was to determine interest in a secondary health careers program and in a health career by 10th- and 11th-grade students in Nebraska. Relationships between interest and sex, grade, and grade average were examined. (Author/CT)

To understand gender differences in career expectations, a survey of 232 recent college graduates' attitudes toward job factors (such as promotion and salary) was conducted. Findings suggest that women's career aspirations are quite similar to men's, especially for women who majored in traditionally "male" subjects. (KH)

Students (N=178) evaluated four professional articles about feminine and masculine fields. Author's sex and title were manipulated. Results indicated prejudice against women may not be as pervasive as previously demonstrated, but that women's work in certain "masculine" fields may receive biased evaluations by men, depending upong women's…