Interviews with 41 matched pairs of male and female construction professionals reveal that, despite active recruitment, women face a hostile and discriminatory environment--demanding work and the overt resentment of male managers and colleagues. Women are unlikely to progress unless the industry culture is changed. (SK)

A case study of a Polish company undergoing restructuring demonstrates the influence of political, economic, and social change on postcommunist personnel management. It investigates whether change is providing opportunities to improve the employment status of women. (SK)

Event-history analysis of data from 1979-91 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth panels (3,108 women, 3,003 men) showed that women received less initial company-provided training. Occupational gender segregation and family obligations afforded men better training opportunities than women. (SK)

Current Population Survey data from 1979 and 1991 were used to decompose changes in the gender wage gap into three components: skill distribution, wage structure, and improvements in women's position. Relative wage gains by women may have been a source of increasing wage inequality among men. (SK)

Identifies the problems that prevent women from entering the construction trades by reviewing laws and their impact and by interviewing the experiences of women who have had nontraditional work experiences in male-dominated fields. Finds that some obstacles have been removed but better enforcement of equal opportunity laws is needed. (Contains 25…

In this study we examined the relationships among partner abuse, work quality, and women's sense of self. In particular, we explored the potential for women's work to serve as an alternative source of feedback for the self in the context of partner abuse. The sample consisted of 100 working women who reported experiencing a range of partner abuse.…

We use the Philadelphia Survey of Child Care and Work to model the effect of child-care subsidies and other ecological demands and resources on the work hour, shift, and overtime problems of 191 low-income urban mothers. Comparing subsidy applicants who do and do not receive cash payments for child care, we find that mothers who receive subsidies…

With increasing numbers of women joining the evening/nighttime workforce, there is a need for quality childcare during these hours. This project, conducted in Japan, sought to compare the effects of expanded childcare on the development and adaptation of 866 young children after one year. Parents completed a survey on the childrearing environment…

Many extant studies on the use of non-parental child care are based on data from the youngest child in the household. To date, it has not been addressed whether this approach introduces bias. We present reasons why child care arrangements for youngest children may differ from those of same-age older children and examine whether the use of child…

This document describes what the future is likely to hold for working women in the United States. Statistics and projections are presented on the position of women in the workplace by the year 2005. The economy will produce approximately 25 million new jobs between 1990 and 2005. Retailing will replace manufacturing as the second largest source of…

The theoretical explication of the meaning of relationships in women's lives by researchers at the Stone Center for Developmental Services at Wellesley College brings a rich dimension to the topic of women mentoring women. Rather than trying to understand the development of a "separate self," the Stone Center group has been exploring the…

This study surveyed family life in different regions of the Republic of Ireland. A sample of Irish couples was chosen by the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council for the purposes of examining marriage and family life, and asked to complete a survey. Individuals (N=216) were asked to classify their marriage style as either traditional or egalitarian…

As women enter the working force in increasing numbers and move toward greater freedom and responsibilities, the adult educator's role then requires understanding the changing attitudes of women and acting as a supportive agent for the individual undergoing significant intellectual and emotional growth. (Author/BP)

Article considered the role of women in education, the discriminatory practices with which they must contend, and the attitudes, feelings and practices that perpetuate their predicament. (Author/RK)

As a consequence of the increasing number of women workers, the Manpower Administration has stepped up its efforts to see that women are getting equal opportunities in manpower training programs for nontraditional jobs. (Author/BP)