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1 online resource (241 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; 1. Pathways Out of the Pink-Collar Ghetto; The Non-College Population; The Failure of Market Forces and the Need for Policy Intervention; Overview of the Book; 2. Training Policy and Alternative Career Paths; Non-College Women at Work; The College Bias; 3. A Pattern of Decline and Its Ramifications; Vanishing Post-Secondary Options; The Outlook for Post-Secondary Education and Training Alternatives; Summary and Implications for Policy |
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4. Past and Current Alternative Programs: Evidence of Promise in Nontraditional OccupationsJob Counseling and Sex-Role Socialization in the Workplace; Programs Often Do Not Incorporate These Activities; To Train for Nontraditional Occupations Is to Train for Career Opportunities; Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations and Nontraditional Employment for Women as Alternative Paths to Career Preparation; Conclusions and Implications; 5. A Little Goes a Long Way: Statistical Evidence of Small Program Effectiveness |
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Nontraditional Employment for Women and Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations WorkMeasuring the Effects of Policy Intervention: Difference-in- Differences Methodology; Basic Results; These Grant Programs Should Not Work; 6. Nuts and Bolts I: How States' Programs Worked; Criteria Defining "Success"; Case Study Methodology; Nontraditional Employment for Women Demonstration Grants; The Texas State Technical College at Waco; Conclusions and Evidence from States and the Nontraditional Employment for Women Program Overall; 7. Nuts and Bolts II: How Nonprofits' Programs Worked |
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Political Advocacy and Government Grant ProgramsWomen in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grants; Chicago Women in Trades; Summary of Findings from Nonprofit Grantees and Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations Overall; Case Study Implications for Policy; 8. A Call for Action; Implications and Contributions of Results; Policymaking by Women, for Women; Crucial Role of Government; Future Directions; A Call for Action; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Print version record |
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Women -- Employment -- United States
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Working class women -- United States
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Women -- Employment
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Working class women
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315497921 |
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1315497921 |
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