Points out that the pool of White males is insufficient to provide the number of scientists, engineers, and technicians needed in our society. Indicates that women and minorities must be encouraged to enter these fields. (JOW)

Five career relevant dimensions, Self Directed Search (SDS) summary scores, and a multidimensional composite from the five dimensions were tested to determine their effectiveness in discriminating among six career aspiration groups. Results suggested the importance of self-perception of ability and of the multidimensional composite. (Author/CL)

Discusses the anticipated shortage of teachers in elementary education and family and consumer sciences and the need to recruit men into these positions. Discusses gender stereotypes and other barriers for men in nontraditional teaching fields. (Contains 20 references.) (JOW)

Patterns of the gender desegregation process in managerial and professional specialty fields are associated with differences in both occupational growth rates and gender salary levels. Sex desegregation is both widespread among higher-status fields and is increasing over time. (Author)

A study found that women in female-dominated jobs earned 6-15 percent less than women with the same characteristics in other occupations. These results support the hypothesis that women are crowded into "female" jobs because of employer discrimination, resulting in lower wages for these jobs. (JOW)

Despite the small numbers being hired, many women trying to increase their income or get off of welfare believe that the skilled trades are the answer. Construction Readiness Education for Women is a training program funded by the Missouri Women's Council that is designed to attract women into the trades. (JOW)

Male nursing students surveyed (n=146, 69 percent) responded that (1) career attributes (job security, opportunity, flexibility) were primary reasons for choosing nursing; (2) they had moderate to high support from significant others; and (3) they were more likely to be older and single. (SK)

When 96 of 220 women in nontraditional occupations and 100 of 300 in traditional occupations completed self-efficacy scales, results showed employed women do have higher self-efficacy for working with people than with things. Among the differences between the two groups, traditional women had higher self-efficacy for serving and helping,…

Idaho's Nontraditional-by-Gender Scholarship Program includes the following elements of success: provision of realistic information to women about jobs, support groups and peer advisors, placement, career fairs and on-campus interviews, business-labor-education partnerships, and career guidance and counseling. (SK)

College women (n=24) with moderate Realistic career interests and low Realistic confidence took part in an intervention focused on building, repair, and construction activities. Compared with 30 controls, the treatment group had a statistically significant increase in confidence regarding Realistic occupations. (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…

The number of nontraditional students in traditional career and technical education programs is small but increasing--a trend that should benefit the students and the workplace of tomorrow. Both males and females are choosing nontraditional training and careers. (JOW)

The goals of the current study were to examine (1) the relation between parents' gender-typed occupational expectations for their children at age 15 and their children's own reports of occupational expectations at age 17; (2) the long-term relations between parents' gender-typed occupational expectations for their children at age 17 and their…

Secretarial positions are no longer dead ends. There are a number of ways to move up within the secretarial ranks or into management. (JOW)

The present paper suggests the utility of viewing masculine career behavior as an extension of male sex role, and investigates counselors' reactions to an experimental analog of the vocational counseling process. As predicted, the counselors demonstrated negative reactions to a male aspiring to a nontraditional (i.e., feminine) occupation.…