Describes a model integration process whereby personnel managers can deal effectively with the accelerated movement of women into nontraditional blue-collar jobs. (SK)

Results indicated that women anticipated they would feel more comfortable with counselors who facilitated nontraditional career exploration than did men. Women evaluated traditional and nontraditional clients similarly. Men evaluated the traditional client more favorably regarding academic achievement. (Author/BEF)

Responses from 194 of 315 Georgia vocational education personnel in technical institutes showed positive perceptions of female participation in nontraditional programs. Gender and current position significantly influenced those attitudes: females were more positive than males and counselors were more likely to promote female participation than…

Investigates the theory that differences in well-being and emotional distress may be a function of gender-role socialization--especially the masculine sex role orientation. Findings indicate that sex role socialization is related to differences in occupational strain and coping, and that the masculine orientation has adaptive significance for the…

A causal model which examines factors influencing women's choices of quantitative majors suggests self-rating regarding math/science ability is a primary variable. SAT-Math scores, family background, and the number of high school science courses are also seen as influential and predictive. In addition these factors affect specific choice of major.…

Interaction between cognitive styles, stages of paradigm-disciplinary development, and gender stereotypes could explain underrepresentation of women in science. Because male scientists' cognitive styles were found to be related to career choice, evaluation behavior, research success, and productivity, they are also related to the position of women…

Male (N=120) and female (N=120) clients were counseled by male or female counselor classified as masculine, feminine, or androgynous in sex-role orientation. Clients' career choice traditionality was measured during counseling, following counseling, and with respect to clients' career six months later. Counselor gender and gender-role orientation…

A survey of 40 Nebraska agriculture teachers, 40 counselors, 37 females majoring in college agricultural education, and 160 parents found (1) lack of information about opportunities for females in agriculture; (2) lack of counseling services for nontraditional employment; (3) lack of support networks; (4) program delivery format not responsive to…

Investigated religious beliefs and career planning among 315 female seniors in 1 public religious and 2 public secular high schools in Israel. Secular school students, as compared to religious school students, expressed greater interest in and preference for male-dominated occupations. Religious orientation, more than other background variables,…

This literature review examines equity status in vocational education and the impact of federal legislation. The theory base for gender equity research is analyzed, including females in nontraditional occupations, preparation for family-work interaction, access to opportunities, and assessment of equity intervention programs. (SK)

The Attitudes toward Women Scale and the Occupational Check List were administered to 24 gifted eleventh and twelfth graders and 36 gifted ninth graders. Main effects were found for age and sex with older students and females having less traditional attitudes about careers and sex roles. (Author/DB)

An interview with Dr. Creta Sabine, about her career filled with firsts as a woman in school-business administration. Sabine recommends that women acquire education from both textbooks and the field, engage in lifelong professional development, join professional associations, and participate in activities outside of their position in the…

Describes the tuition-free Science Technology Engineering Preview Summer Camp that directs young girls in grades 6, 9, and 10 toward careers in science and engineering. (JOW)

Student attitudes toward men and women successful in occupations traditionally associated with the other gender were studied through ratings of a hypothetical stimulus person. Results with 230 undergraduates found that they expected deviation from occupational gender types to be personally costly for women but not for men. (SLD)

Examines the factors that affected the career decision-making of adolescent females and young women in undergraduate science, engineering, and technology programs. Qualitative analysis was used to uncover seven themes: transition from high school, educational influences, family influences, academic issues, coursework management, gender issues, and…