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Differences in Career and Life Planning Between African American and Caucasian Undergraduate Women
Author(s) -
Booth Caroline S.,
Myers Jane E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of multicultural counseling and development
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2161-1912
pISSN - 0883-8534
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2011.tb00136.x
Subject(s) - exploratory research , career development , african american , exploratory analysis , psychology , sociology , gender studies , pedagogy , social science , anthropology , data science , computer science
Women, especially African American women, have traditionally been in low‐paying careers. This exploratory study examined how career aspirations are affected by future career and family plans. Results revealed that African American undergraduate women had higher career aspirations than Caucasian undergraduate women and also planned for multiple roles in the future. Las mujeres, sobre todo las mujeres Afroamericanas, han desarrollado tradicionalmente sus carreras en trabajos de menor remuneración. Este estudio exploratorio examinó cómo las aspiraciones de carrera son afectadas por los planes futuros de carrera y familia. Los resultados revelaron que las estudiantes universitarias Afroamericanas tenían aspiraciones de carrera más elevadas que las estudiantes Caucásicas, y también planeaban tener múltiples roles en el futuro.