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Simpson, Gwyned – Journal of Career Development, 1996
A study to identify factors influencing African American women (n=340) to enter the legal profession found that influences included value placed on educational and occupational achievement, having a working mother and other black women as role models, their parents' nonsexist attitude, early work experience, and educational opportunities provided…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Career Choice, Educational Opportunities