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The employment and career situation of women, age 40 and older, who have received services from a rural displaced homemaker program

Creator:

Carpenter, Jill L.

Abstract:

The literature defines a displaced homemaker as a woman who has worked primarily without remuneration to care for the home and family (U.S. Congress, 1977). Federally funded displaced homemaker programs are provided to help these women move from dependency to self-sufficiency (Displaced Homemakers Network, 1986). The purpose of this study...

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Dissertation

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career. Gender and age stereotypes of middle-aged and older women contribute to their selecting a narrow
An exploration with older women about their career decision-making

Creator:

Gerlicher, Cathie

Abstract:

When older women return to the workplace after an absence they can find the decision-making process difficult. Either their skills are not current or their knowledge of the workplace is out of date. As a community college administrator, my interest was in understanding the process older women went through in...

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Dissertation