This study examined the reactions of women who chose a traditional career (home economics) and women who chose a nontraditional career (journalism) five and ten years after graduation. The study included 171 home economics graduates and 75 journalism graduates. Of these, 36 were males and 210 females. Sixty-eight graduated in 1965 and 178 in 1969.…

The analyses and suggestions of 38 leaders in education, feminism, foundations, law, and government are collected to set contexts for decisions facing colleges and universities concerning those students, faculty members, and administrators who are women. Among the issues are affirmative action, academic programs, accountability, equality, and…

The volume of labor certifications granted to foreign workers by the Department of Labor during the fiscal year 1968 totaled 141,827, a 21.7 percent increase over fiscal year 1967 (116,499). This increase is attributed to the Immigration and Nationality Act which became effective on July 1, 1968. A series of tables describes alien workers approved…

A women entering the job market for the first time, getting back to it, or changing jobs can encounter many problems. This step-by-step guide is designed to make this task easier. Of the 1,000 jobs listed there are several special interest areas covered: foods, parties, retailing, direct or mail-order selling, real estate, insurance, animals,…

An increased interest in the position of women, stimulated by increasing numbers of women in the labor force as well as the women's movement, has resulted in a reexamination of women's status under social security programs in many countries. Five case studies (Belgium, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Great Britain, and United States), which…

The author presents some educational practices which, in his view, perpetuate the notion that some careers should naturally be pursued by women or by men and the idea that women and men as classes possess many group characteristics that go beyond genetically-based attributes. Suggestions are given for ways of encouraging women to pursue the broad…

In an attempt to determine the extent to which hospitals had established child care services for their personnel, a survey was conducted of 3,000 hospitals with 100 beds or more. Out of nearly 2,000 hospitals which responded, 98 were operating child care centers, with about 500 more planning or at least showing interest in such a program. The…

Educational attainment of women has risen steadily since the turn of the century. In 1900 about 57,000 girls graduated from high school, and by 1968 the number had increased to 1.4 million. A similar rise occurred in the number of bachelor's degrees received by women. In 1900 about 5,000 graduated from college, and in 1968 the number rose to…

The need for child care will continue to increase in the decade ahead because of: (1) a growing number of children aged five and younger, (2) the accelerating trend in employment of mothers, (3) increased emphasis on providing child care services for welfare mothers who desire to work, and (4) widespread awareness that a child's early years are of…

This study investigated the relationship of race and sex to college students' perceptions of occupational discrimination against blacks and against women. Blacks perceived more discrimination against black people than did whites. Black females perceived more discrimination against women than did either black males or white males. White females,…

Females must learn to take on positions of leadership when they are given the opportunity, says the author. The possible contribution of so large a segment of the population cannot be overlooked and women must be encouraged to develop their potentialities. (Author/RK)

Comments by representatives of women's organizations from 12 socialist countries participating in a seminar held in Moscow are presented. The statements concern the participation of women in productive work and government planning to enable women with children to work outside the home. (LH)

Notes that rhetoric can be translated into action only by individual nations. In the United States the year of the woman has generated pressure for change at many crucial points on the state and national level, and even for accomodations within many homes. (Author/AM)

This paper suggests that the mother's occupation as well as the father's occupation affect a daughter's occupational destination. (Author/EB)