Availability and Representation of Women in Counselor Education with Strategies for Recruitment, Selection, and Advancement

Abstract

In this article the progress toward increasing representation and improving the status of women in counselor education and higher education in general is reported. Strategies and action steps for recruiting, selecting, and advancing female faculty members are also presented. These approaches can be used by counselor education departments or individuals interested in cultivating and maintaining an environment that is conducive to obtaining maximum potential of female faculty members.

Position Turnover and Volatility in Counselor Education Over a 15‐Year Period

“…These data are similar to those reported by Anderson and Rawlins (1985). Women also seemed to have substantially greater prospects of finding positions in counselor education in the next few years.…”

“…Within the restriction of first names being indicative of sex, the percentage of women in counselor education departments increased quite steadily from 10.7% in 1971 to 26.1% in 1986. These data are similar to those reported by Anderson and Rawlins (1985). Women also seemed to have substantially greater prospects of finding positions in counselor education in the next few years.…”

Applying the integrated developmental model to korean supervisees

“…In addition, age has been considered the most salient variable to represent a person's maturity or development, to imply generally life experiences, and to frame interpersonal relationships in Korean culture (Breen, 1999). An examination of gender issues within supervision is particularly important, given the increasing number of women entering the human service professions (Anderson & Rawlins, 1985). Personal histories of supervisors and supervisees related to gender can affect supervisory relationships (Bernard et al, 1998;Sell, Goodyear, Lichtenberg, & Polkinghorne, 1997).…”

High School Predictors of College Persistence: The Significance of Engagement and Teacher Interaction

“…In a recent report on counseling programs, an average of 76% of students admitted and graduated yearly from entry-level counseling programs were women (Schweiger, Henderson, McCaskill, Clawson, & Collins, 2012). Although counseling is one field that attracts mostly female graduate level students, a historical review indicates that males made up approximately 80% of counselor education faculties in the 1980s (Anderson & Rawlins, 1985). In recent years, as the number of females who seek doctoral degrees in counseling has increased, so has the number of female counselor educators, correlating to fewer males entering the field of counselor education.…”