The number of women in higher education is growing. Yet, challenges exist for female faculty in the academy. The purpose of this study is to examine the strategies used by female faculty in parks, recreation, sport, tourism,and leisure programs as they negotiate their careers in higher education. Data were collected using an online survey that was…

Women represent growing numbers of faculty members in higher education as well as in recreation/leisure departments. The purpose of this study is to describe the career development of women faculty in recreation-related areas and to offer implications for faculty development and the preparation of future faculty. Data were collected from women who…

Research has grown in the 21st century regarding the physical activity patterns of racial and ethnic minorities. Although more is now known about some groups, disparities in health have not diminished. The purpose of this paper is to further explore the research about physical activity for African American women and suggest ways that future…

This article introduces a feature which uses feminism as a framework for examining the psycho-social-cultural issues embodied in women's participation (or lack of participation) in physical activities. (IAH)

Psychology has traditionally ignored adolescent girls, despite the fact that they have important developmental needs. The challenge to recreation providers is to determine what they can do about detrimental changes that may occur in adolescent girls. The paper examines issues specific to adolescent girls' development, high-risk behavior, primary…

This study analyzed the personality traits (masculine, feminine, androgynous, and undifferentiated sex role characteristics) of female students, staff, and faculty at a medium-sized university to determine how personality traits were associated with participation in recreational activities. A questionnaire consisting of items related to the Bem…

A study explored the perceptions and attitudes that 96 Wisconsin women (age range 18-95; average age 34) held toward leisure. Subjects were interviewed personally by members of a University of Wisconsin (Madison) class on "Women and Leisure," using parts of the Leisure Attitudes Inventory concerning three factors: society's role in…

Explores how marketing recreation and physical activity programs for females might be undertaken based on the growing body of research about female involvement in recreation, sport, and leisure. The paper addresses product, place, price, and promotion, discussing females as people who represent a growing market segment with unique characteristics.…

This study evaluated the leisure attitudes and recreation participation patterns of a sample of returning female college students. Interviews were conducted with 36 full-time women students who had returned to graduate school after a five-year lapse in their formal training. The women placed a high value on the cognitive and affective aspects of…

Questionnaires were sent to 100 women employed in leisure service positions in Wisconsin. Areas of services included therapeutic recreation, community/school and voluntary/youth agencies, outdoor recreation and parks, and a variety of other miscellaneous fields such as combinations of the above, industrial recreation, college unions, etc.…

Extends past integrative reviews about women's leisure to include emerging research trends and outcomes, analyzing research articles from 1996-00 in selected major research journals of English speaking countries. Dialogical issues surfaced related to the inward examination of how research needs to move toward an examination of ideologies that…

Shows how qualitative evaluation may be used to analyze outcomes and describe elements of an outdoor experience that made it valuable to women participants. Reports 22 participants in 5-day Womens' Week Program sponsored by Madison (Wisconsin) Girl Scout Council met needs for self-understanding, personal growth, and recreation. (NEC)

Although a growing literature base about women's involvement in the outdoors has emerged in the past 10 years, little attention has been given to gender analyses related to the social meanings of being female in a changing society. Five focus group interviews with a total of 36 women focused on past, present, and future involvement in the outdoors…

A total of 24 self-identified women of color took part in focus groups and interviews concerned with attitudes toward the outdoors and involvement in outdoor activities. Analysis focuses on social support for participation, family influence, peer influence, role models, perceived isolation, sociocultural influences, discomfort and fear, personal…

Feminist analysis discusses how recreation literature from 1907-90 portrayed women. Content analysis found a rich history of females' recreation involvement, drawing parallels about female recreation and womens' social roles in society. The literature reflected the social roles of females in recreation activities in seven eras. (SM)