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De Pauw, Karen; Heft, Riva – NSPI Journal, 1980
Presents job employment patterns in blue-collar occupations for women and proposes a model designed to interest women in nontraditional occupations and provide support networks for women both during and after formal skills training. (MER)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Job Training
de Groot, Gertjan, Ed.; Schrover, Marlou, Ed. – 1995
Drawing on research from a number of European countries, the contributors to this book present nine detailed studies on women's work spanning 2 centuries and dealing with a variety of work environments. "General Introduction" (Gertjan de Groot, Marlou Schrover) provides an overview of the book's content. "Frames of Reference: Skill,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, European History
Kauppinen-Toropainen, Kaisa – 1987
The Finnish labor market is sharply segregated by sex. Previous research has shown the work of women to be inferior to that of men in that the work of women is less autonomous, allows less freedom for self-regulation and self-determination, is more restricted in space and time, and is more monotonous. This study sought to determine whether the…
Descriptors: Employees, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Labor Market
On Campus with Women, 1982
Developments concerning women's education and employment, legislation and court cases that affect women, and the latest model programs and resources are presented in this newsletter issue. Contents include: an editorial on progress made toward educational equity for women since the enactment of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; five…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Employment Patterns, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Tarbell, Marie Mayor; And Others – 1978
The proceedings of a conference focusing on women and employment are presented. The keynote address by Marie Tarbell summarizes recent statistics describing women's position in the paid work force. She reports that women comprise 41% of the paid work force and can expect to work an average of 22.9 years. Despite their increasing participation,…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Conference Reports, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Smith, Walter S.; And Others – 1977
This monograph presents an overview of the employment situation in regard to women, describes trends occurring in women's career choices, and presents five hypotheses, with suggestions for accompanying activities, from which counselors may choose in counseling women for nontraditional careers. The five alternative hypotheses are as follows: (1)…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Counselor Role

Harmon, Lenore W. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1981
Conducted a follow-up study of (N=391) women six years after they entered college. Results found their attitudes toward women's roles were liberal; since high school, they had considered an average of nine occupations, with traditional choices continuing in popularity but being joined by more nontraditonal choices. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, College Students, Employment Patterns
Bulletin on Women and Employment in the EC, 1993
The information bulletins presented here are the first three issues of a biannual serial. They provide up-to-date information on key developments in women's employment position in the European Community (EC) plus some topical items of news and research from member states. Number 1 focuses on the feminization of the EC labor force that continued…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1999
Since 1993 and 1994, significant changes in legislation and policy allow women to fly combat aircraft, serve on combat ships, and serve in combat-related occupations. As was the case in the early 1990s, a large percentage of military women continue to work in the areas of health care, administration, personnel, and supply occupations. However,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Careers, Employment Opportunities
Millsap, Mary Ann – 1978
This paper presents an overview of occupational segregation, which keeps women in lower-paying job categories, especially as this segregation pertains to federal job programs. The first two sections of the paper survey occupational segregation in general, examining the statistics which show that women are heavily concentrated into a very limited…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Choice, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
Sheridan, Jennifer T. – 1997
Although occupational sex segregation has decreased over the last 25 years, it is still a major social concern primarily because of the role it plays in perpetuating the gender wage gap. This paper uses data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, a study that followed a random sample of 10,317 high school graduates, to assess the determinants of…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Phillips, Collis N. – 1991
From its position in the Office of the Secretary of Labor, the Women's Bureau participates in departmental policy making and program planning and serves as a coordinating body in the Department of Labor for programs affecting women. Among its activities are the following: initiating and supporting research in economic, social, and legislative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demonstration Programs, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Figart, Deborah M.; Bergmann, Barbara R. – 1989
Occupational sex segregation is one of the most obvious facts of economic life. The largest declines in the sex segregation index between 1970 and 1980 were in the managerial and professional specialty and in the service occupations. Changes were greater for white-collar than blue-collar occupations for both white and minority women. White women…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Apprenticeships, Community Education, Construction Industry
Chalfie, Deborah, Ed.; Dodson, Diane, Comp. – 1996
In an effort to pare labor and benefits costs, many businesses and government employers have significantly reduced the size of their permanent, full-time work forces in favor of a part-time work force and various types of contingent workers: independent contractors, temporary workers, on-call workers and day laborers, and leased workers.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employed Women, Employment Patterns, Employment Practices
Kan, Feng Min – 1990
A survey was conducted in three technical and vocational training centers in Beijing (China) to determine whether receiving technical or vocational training at training centers made it easier for unemployed girls to have a job. Data were obtained through structured and open interviews and questionnaires; 286 of 350 trainees who were solicited…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Research, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns