Nontraditional Career Resources
A “nontraditional career” is one in which more than 75 percent of the workforce is comprised of a single gender. Below is a list of resources faculty can use to educate their students about nontraditional career options.
Resources/Helpful Links
- Nontraditional Career Resources from the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) Education Foundation:
- Nontraditional Career Preparation: Root Causes and Strategies
Tools for Professional Development
PowerPoint presentation by Mimi Lufkin, Chief Executive Officer, NAPE - Instructional Programs Organized by Clusters/Pathways
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet identifying percentage of women employed in each occupation. - NAPE website resources:
http://02b47b1.netsolhost.com/foundation/page.php?55
- Nontraditional Career Preparation: Root Causes and Strategies
- By the Numbers
Color flyer from IWITTS, the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science, detailing the proportion of female students currently pursuing careers in the Information Technology field - Guide for Program Improvement for Perkins IV: Nontraditional CTE Program Participation and Completion
For use by state and local agencies in responding to the accountability requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. Prepared by the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) for the Academy of Educational Development (AED) and funded by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, September 2006. - “Girls Night Out” program — Beaufort County Community College, Washington, North Carolina
Educates women about nontraditional career options.- PowerPoint presentation with program details
- Event poster
- Nursing Program recruitment brochure targeting male students — Beaufort County Community College
- Nontraditional Career Resources from iSEEK, Minnesota’s career, education and job resource: http://www.iseek.org/careers/nontraditional.html
- Resources from the University of Hawaii System’s Community Colleges on Nontraditional Careers:
http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/nontrad/overview.php - Young Women in Science: Forging New Pathways
2009 publication by UNESCO and L’Oreal Foundation
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/pdf/tools_tips/outreach/loreal_wis_2009/loreal_wis_2009.pdf - Department of Labor Resources for Exploring Career Options
http://www.doleta.gov/jobseekers/career_options.cfm