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ERIC Number: ED144440
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-May
Pages: 237
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Women and Career Options. Expanding Career Opportunities for Women in Higher Education.
Trachtenberg, Francine Zorn; Richter, Melissa Lewis
During the past several years, the place of women in American life has emerged as an issue of increasing importance and visibility. However, even though the struggle for women's rights has yielded considerable gains and affirmative action plans have served to accelerate the integration of women into the work force, the goal of full and equal opportunity for women is far from being an accomplished reality. Despite the magnitude of the problem, most colleges and universities have done relatively little to serve the particular needs of women undergraduates in this era of changing role perceptions. Similarly, women faculty are subject to the same problems that face most women professionals. In response to the perceived need to develop support services for undergraduate women interested in pursuing careers in nontraditional fields, to stimulate the integration of women faculty members into the university decision-making process, and to determine the impact of the collegiate environment on the future life plans of women undergraduates, the Carnegie Corporation funded a feasibility study for a project to address these goals. On the basis of its results, the foundation funded a two-year project in six institutions: Boston College, Brandeis University, Hampshire College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Massachusetts at Boston and at Amherst. On each campus an office was opened, a program of female faculty fellows was established, and a program of student internships for women in nontraditional career fields was developed. In the final report, a bibliography, data tables, and project questionnaires are included (MSE)
Women and Career Options, 275 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, Mass. 02146
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.
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