The Guidance Needs of Women. Information Series No. 149 [electronic resource] / Lenore W. Harmon.
Both internal and external barriers prevent women from utilizing equal opportunity. Counselors, teachers, administrators, and researchers must understand the guidance needs of women so that they can help them overcome these barriers. Career and cognitive development theories require individuals to p...
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| Summary: | Both internal and external barriers prevent women from utilizing equal opportunity. Counselors, teachers, administrators, and researchers must understand the guidance needs of women so that they can help them overcome these barriers. Career and cognitive development theories require individuals to pass through several stages, and according to Maslow's theory, all individuals are subject to the same hierarchy of needs. When counselors are aware of these stages and needs, they can help their female clients first by assessing the status of their development, and then by helping them develop their vocational self-concept. After achieving this goal, counselors can then assess their clients' interests, values, and skills and develop individualized plans for them. The most subtle problem that counselors face is how to present the real barriers that exist in the world of work and in the wife/mother role without discouraging female clients from trying new job roles. Specific recommendations to aid counselors, teachers, administrators, and researchers in comprehending and meeting the guidance needs of women include (1) being aware of the facts of female employment, of the special skill needs of women and of their need for reinforcement; (2) challenging developers of counseling and curricular materials to eliminate sex stereotyping; and (3) developing support groups and programs to develop specific personal skills. (This paper is one in a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers.) (ELG) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED173539. Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Contract Number: 300-78-0032. ERIC Note: For related documents see CE 019 603-618. |
| Physical Description: | 22 p. |