Discusses a growing trend for women with masters degrees in business administration to look outside traditional corporate employment for personal and professional fulfillment. Describes the experiences of several women successful in entrepreneurial ventures. (JAC)

Affirmative action legislation has made a difference in the job climate. The difference is affecting younger women most strongly, but older women are also being affected. (Author/IRT)

Obstacles to managerial advancement for women tend to fall into one of three categories, here described as self-imposed'', tradition'' and competition.'' (SA)

discusses job discrimination for women, still present in the '70s, and suggests ways to alleviate it. (SB)

Counselor responses to 25 factual questions about women and work are analyzed, revealing that some counselors are misinformed and that there are impressive sex differences in information. (Author)

Committee W of the American Association of University Professors reports on the status of women in the academic professions. (PG)

An increase in the proportion of working women over earlier years and agitation for women's rights point toward change in traditional views. This study was undertaken to determine whether traditional views, i.e., views in agreement with common stereotypes, are still prevalent. Any change in attitudes toward working women has widespread…

A new cultural imperative, marriage and a career,'' is probably emerging. This conclusion is based on study of a random sample of 180 women in junior high, high school, and college. (Author)

Special labor force report shows that the proportion of married women with jobs rose dramatically over the past decade. (Editor)

Major breakthroughs will be needed for talented women who will be seeking higher education and more satisfying life patterns. There are grounds for some optimism in the development of learning machines and accessory of educational equipment, in innovation in the colleges, in availability of occupational information, in the breakup of professional…

Research tested the hypothesis that the overall lifetime supply of labor provided by mature women is related to their health, or their subjective assessment thereof, and a corollary--that the supply of labor by Black women is more affected by self-rated health than by that of Whites. (Author/CT)

This article outlines the main features of the present pension insurance scheme in the Federal Republic of Germany, the proposals of the Commission of Experts to Study the Social Security Status of Women and Survivors, the prospects for their implementation, and the essential aspects of the reform. (CT)