Reviews of 17 studies relating to female vocational education are organized by topics: (1) "New Directions in Business Education" reports a program for scientific secretaries, the effects of interval pacing on typing skills, a task analysis of an office occupation cluster, and a 4-week preservice institute for office education teachers, (2) "Home Economics: In School and Community" describes an evaluation study of 12 pilot wage earning home economics classes, a film on homemaker service, and a 6-week child development summer institute for selected home economics teachers, (3) "Food Service Occupations" treats a national survey of nonbaccalaurate commercial food programs and an instructional materials development project for food service occupations, (4) "Career Opportunities in Health Services" reports a survey of practical nurses in Illinois, a study of programs for biomedical equipment technology, a workshop for practical nursing teachers, guidelines for program planning in health technology, and curriculums for medical record technicians and teachers of medical lab assistant programs, (5) "Career Patterns for Women" reviews a project and a bibliography on this topic. "Plain Talk," a continuing column, provides evaluative comments on the items reviewed. The bibliography lists 12 related studies which are in progress. (EM)