Male and female college students filled out the Bem Sex Role Inventory and responded to a set of five in-basket tasks taken from the Rosen, Jerdee, and Prestwich study of male managers. On some tasks, male and/or female subjects responded in a sex-role-stereotyped manner. There were no effects for androgyny level. (Author)

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…

Male and female raters evaluated a male or a female civil engineer or custodian on six characteristics. Likability ratings exposed an interaction between sex of rater and sex of ratee. It was concluded that the sex of an occupational incumbent may have important effects on stereotypical image associated with that individual. (Author/PC)

Fourteen presumed measures of career orientation as well as Super's Work Values Inventory were administered to college women. Work-oriented women tended to choose traditionally feminine occupations in contrast to the career-oriented women whose aspirations included higher level and less traditional occupations. (Author)

The article reviews the dominant conceptual schemes used to study occupational choice, considers potentially female-specific variables, and provides a typology for the analysis of women's marital-familial statuses and work modes. (Author)

Strong Interest Inventory responses from 16,484 people aged 18-22 were analyzed using differential item functioning (DIF). Sex-related differences were found on 28 occupational title items. Sex-related DIF was strongly correlated with sex-type ratings for occupations. (SK)

The distribution of males and females on a job, occupational classification, and job content were examined as predictors of job sex stereotypes in two studies. Results indicate that the base rate of males and females in the job is the most important predictor of job sextypes. (Author)

The investigative subscale of the Holland Self-Directed Search (SDS) vocational interest inventory was examined for sex-role stereotyping. Male and female psychology researchers and practitioners (N=842) completed the SDS and a revised set of investigative items. Results indicated that the SDS investigative items contain sex bias. (Author/NRB)

Examined the effects of differences in cognitive complexity and sex-role orientation on the person perceptions formed by young college women (N=88) when presented with information varied in terms of consistency of sex-role appropriate behavior. Results indicated that complex subjects produced more differentiated final impressions than noncomplex…

Women who choose occupations which largely employ men differ predictably from women who select feminine occupations in terms of familial influence, work values, work experience, role model influence and some collegiate activities. (Author)

The relation between sex and occupational role of story characters was systematically varied in reading material presented to preschoolers. Stories portraying a stereotyped relation between sex and occupation made girls more stereotyped in their responding, thus supporting the notion that reading content reinforces attitudes and ideas developed…

Defined sex appropriateness either as to the entire job or with respect to tasks which comprise the job. Sex appropriateness was examined by obtaining subjective estimates of the masculinity-femininity of the job requirement dimensions. Suggests that sex appropriateness of a job and of the tasks are distinct, separate concepts. (Author)

This study explores how effective changes in information might be in altering sex stereotypes of occupations. College student subjects rated 20 occupations on 10 bipolar scales including appropriateness of the occupation for men versus women. ( Author)

Investigated students' information about gender traditional and nontraditional occupations and the relationship of students' stereotyping of occupations to predicted and actual knowledge. There was little relationship between actual and predicted scores for either sex. However, men's errors did not relate to occupational type, while women…

Describes two studies comparing the criterion-related validity of sex-balanced ("unisex") interest inventory scales. Results indicate that psychometrically sound interest inventories can be constructed with sex-balanced items, and counselors may use inventories which provide sex-balanced score reports without sacrificing validity.…