The Impact of Nontraditional Training on the Occupational Attainment of Women

Seeborg, Michael C.; Streker-Seeborg, Irmtraud; Zegeye, Abera

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“…Both faculty and students select sex-typed courses, which is not surprising because women are less likely than men to get jobs in nontraditional fields and earn lower wages than men with the same training in those fields (Streker-Seeborg, Seeborg, & Zegeye, 1984). Girls experience significant discrimination when they enroll in nontraditional vocational courses (Wellesley College Center for Research on Women [WCCRW], 1992).…”

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Gender and Social Class: Intersecting Issues in Women's Achievement

Flanagan¹

1993

Educational Psychologist

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Section: Vocational Educationmentioning

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Gender and Social Class: Intersecting Issues in Women's Achievement

Flanagan¹

1993

Educational Psychologist

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Black Women in Employment and Training Programs

Burbridge¹

1985

The Review of Black Political Economy

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This article examines the past experience of women—with a focus on black women—in employment and training programs. In spite of the fact that women have been underrepresented in these programs and often steered toward training in “traditionally female” occupations, they exhibit higher postprogram earnings gains than males. Overall, however, the training provided has at best shifted women into low-wage clerical fields with average annual earnings barely above the poverty level. Therefore, these programs—taken alone—can not be expected to have a major impact on an important problem facing blacks: welfare dependency.

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Labor market outcomes of non-formal training for male and female workers in Peru

Arriagada

1990

Economics of Education Review

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The Impact of Nontraditional Training on the Occupational Attainment of Women

Cited by 6 publications

References 10 publications

Gender and Social Class: Intersecting Issues in Women's Achievement

Gender and Social Class: Intersecting Issues in Women's Achievement

Black Women in Employment and Training Programs

Labor market outcomes of non-formal training for male and female workers in Peru

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