These interviews, conducted during the 1976-77 and 1977-78 school years by a group of students from the Rochester City School District, present 5 men and 24 women in a variety of career roles that are neither traditional nor stereotypical. The people interviewed speak of the reasons for their choices and of their background of family support. Many…

Addresses reasons why men would not want to enter female-concentrated occupations, discrimination and men in nontraditional professions, and reasons why men would want to enter female-concentrated occupations. (Author/ABB)

Assessed personality and background features of men in female-dominated professions by comparing 54 men employed in atypical professions with 63 men employed in sex-typical fields. Results showed that the men, by virtue of having entered female-dominated professions, have common personality and background factors which differentiate them from…

Growing awareness that gender is irrelevant to performance of most jobs has caused an influx of women into traditionally male fields and of males into traditionally female fields. This article presents the results of a survey of attitudes of those who employ such nontraditional workers. (Author)

Discusses the problems and rewards of two women entering a traditionally male occupation. (JOW)

Proposes that an Expectancy-Valence model of motivation provides a promising framework for motivating women to consider a wider variety of career options. Explains expectancy theory and discusses how the model can be used to understand women's inclinations toward nontraditional options. (JOW)

Of 101 female undergraduates, 10 preferred traditional, 49 nontraditional, and 16 neutral occupations; 26 were undecided. Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale scores indicated that nontraditional preference did not correlate with higher career self-efficacy. Undecided women had significantly lower career self-efficacy. (SK)

A survey of 152 women administrators in professional baseball indicated that their greatest challenges and least-enjoyable job aspects were mostly gender-related issues: the need to gain respect and credibility, be taken seriously, overcome stereotypes, and deal with sexism and sexual harassment. Nearly half felt their compensation was less than…

The Detroit Area Pre-Engineering Program has been helping minority students prepare for careers in fields where they have traditionally been underrepresented. A majority of its graduates go to four-year colleges and more than half pursue math/science-related fields. (JOW)

Gender equity initiatives in education have been launched in the state of Vermont in an attempt to level the playing field in gender-specific programs, but when it's all said and done, the question on the progress in career and technical education still remains. This article shares personal experiences of two students at Vermont's Stafford…

Compared maturation rate and endocrine functioning according to career typicalness in 28 employed women. Results provided only limited evidence that women in nontraditional careers matured later than women in traditional careers. Found subjects in traditional categories married and had children at earlier age than did subjects in nontraditional…

Investigated how researchers have operationalized gender-concentrated occupations and educational settings in over 30 studies. The literature reviewed indicated that one of the most important issues in pursuing investigations of occupational gender concentrations is the development of methods to define and measure atypical or nontraditional…

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)