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Peer reviewedPadula, Marjorie A. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1994
Provides a comprehensive literature review of research--from 1980 to 1990--regarding reentry women. Discusses reentry trends; general characteristics; reasons for reentry; personality; role, values, and family; satisfaction in the student role; career choice; reentry women after graduation; research limitations; and research recommendations.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Counseling, Displaced Homemakers, Employed Women
Peer reviewedZawada, Mary Ann – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
Problems of today's displaced homemakers overlap with those of women in the 1960s. Problems of women seeking employment are similar to those of minority groups, older workers and welfare recipients. Recent legislation has expanded to fulfill some of the needs of women returning to the labor force. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Bias, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Programs, Marital Instability
Download full textVinick, Barbara H.; Jacobs, Ruth H. – 1980
The movement to aid displaced homemakers began in 1975 and local programs received funding support from state legislation, Vocational Education, and CETA. There are no definitive statistics on the number of displaced homemakers in the country although the Department of Labor has estimated the number at 4.13 million. Information from 136 local…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Displaced Homemakers, Employment Opportunities, Females
