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Download full textBriggs, Norma L. – 1978
The participation of women in the skilled trades increased appreciably between 1960 and 1970; however, the rate of increase was not as large as could have been expected if women had entered the skilled trades at the same rate they entered the total civilian labor market. The gap between men's and women's median earnings was greater in 1970 than in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Census Figures, Employed Women
Mangum, Garth; Mangum, Stephen; Sum, Andrew – 1998
The 36-year effort to provide a second chance at labor market success for disadvantaged and dislocated youth and adults was reviewed. The following issues were considered: (1) current legislative proposals; (2) lessons from past employment and training programs; (3) the labor market challenges faced by young adults, older workers, dislocated…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Programs, At Risk Persons, Career Education
