As a result of court suits and affirmative action programs, occupations traditionally held by White males have become open to women and minorities. However, these two groups still face a number of barriers, some quite subtle, to advancement in these nontraditional occupations. These barriers are discussed in this journal issue. (RM)

Discusses the development of a measure for enabling counselors and educators to identify and help women experiencing inhibiting or depressing levels of conflict. Describes a study using discriminant analysis to compare the relative importance of activity, affect, and event variables for women majoring in traditional careers and those majoring in…

Technology education has a long history of attempting to make female students comfortable with the field. Although there has been limited success in recruiting females into the field, the situation is much more positive than it was 75 years ago, when girls were often forbidden to take "manual training" classes. A 1980 Montana report on gender bias…

Describes a three-year guidance project that focused on college-based careers that have not traditionally attracted or encouraged women. Information about opportunities and requirements in engineering, business, and other such careers was presented to guidance counselors, teachers, and secondary school administrators in a workshop format. Notes…

An examination of women's entry into male-dominated occupations in the United States looks at the influence of federal and other legislation opening access to higher education, pre-enrollment student characteristics, organizational attributes of the college or university, student performance and experiences in higher education, and attributes of…

Identifies personal transferable skills that employers feel are necessary in the information professions and lacking in graduates of information science programs, including communication skills. The discussion covers the effects of this lack, the need for departments of library and information science to address the problem, and possible methods…

This discussion, intended for faculty new to academic advising, offers insights into common perceptions and problems encountered in advising female students pursuing majors in science and engineering. Faculty advisors can both help these students achieve their full potential and learn from them. (MSE)

This review of research on lifespan approaches to career development finds that most studies focus on early career stages, fewer on middle to late adulthood. Research on work and nonwork domains (leisure, well-being, family) has increased in complexity and volume. Greater integration of these two strands is urged. (324 references) (SK)

This study examined the impact of conversations with mothers and peers on adolescents' beliefs about gender roles, their career plans, and their plans for managing work and family responsibilities. Approximately 1,000 twelfth grade students, evenly divided by gender, were interviewed. Results concerning children's beliefs about gender roles…

This publication provides educators, policymakers, and researchers with vocational education data through 1992. It begins with text and figures covering these key questions: what is vocational education? how widespread is vocational education participation? what types of vocational education do students take? to what extent do students with…

This curriculum guide provides materials for basic training in electrical and electronic theory to enable participants to analyze circuits and use test equipment to verify electrical operations and to succeed in the beginning electrical and electronic courses in the Lakeshore Technical College (Wisconsin) electronics programs. The course includes…

The effects of gender and family role on college students' perception of the suitability or unsuitability of specific occupational choices were examined. Undergraduate college students (132 males and 136 females) completed a questionnaire asking them to rate on a 5-point Likert scale the suitability of 60 selected occupations for either men,…

Between 1994 and 2005, employment in the United States will rise to 144.7 million from 172 million, an increase of 14 percent, with women's labor force growth expected to be twice that of men. Growing occupations requiring a Bachelor's degree or above include the following: lawyers, physicians, systems analysts, computer engineers, management…

An evaluation was made of New York City Schools' Gender Equity program, which was intended to improve attitudes in gender equity, self-esteem, decision-making skills, and cultural isolation among students of both sexes--especially those who were recent immigrants or limited English-speaking students--in grades 7-12. Approximately 620 students in…

A study was conducted at El Paso Community College (EPCC) to assess the relative ease of access of women to postsecondary education curricula and institutions which train individuals for occupations which have traditionally been performed by men. The study focused on evidence of a lack of gender equality in selected occupations; the…