Central to the daily struggles that successful working women face is the misalignment of the current work culture and the values of the workforce. In addition to contributing to work-life integration conflicts, this disconnect perpetuates the gender leadership gap. The dearth of women at the highest ranks of academic medicine not only sends a clear message to women that they must choose between...

Choosing the right laboratory in which to do postdoctoral training is perhaps one of the most important decisions that a scientist makes in his or her career. Does one choose a laboratory based on the research topic or the research style of the mentor? Does one choose a large laboratory or a small one? How does one fit the selection of a postdoctoral laboratory into the context of one's long-ra...

Recent biomedical workforce policy efforts have centered on enhancing career preparation for trainees, and increasing diversity in the research workforce. Postdoctoral scientists, or postdocs, are among those most directly impacted by such initiatives, yet their career development remains understudied. This study reports results from a 2012 national survey of 1002 American biomedical postdocs. ...

Career exploration refers to the of environment and self with aim gathering career-related information. On basis Lent Brown's (2013) model career self-management (CSM), current meta-analysis examined antecedents outcomes among college students (K = 109, N 34,969 students). We found support for applicability CSM context students' exploration. Specifically, positive associations were association ...

Although students regularly demonstrate career-relevant competencies in postsecondary programs, it is difficult to document and communicate these accomplishments beyond the institution. Portfolios and microcredentials are intended to help solve these problems, but neither have been widely adopted or regularly expected amongst hiring managers. This paper speculates that a significant barrier to ...

A variety of programs, including robotics, have been created with the intent of both increasing girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) areas and careers. While robotics programs have been successful at getting girls to participate in STEM activities, an overall question still remains: Does participation in such programs have an impact on girls’ perception of their a...

Vocational researchers interested in the career development of women and people of color have noted the potentially strong influence of perceived barriers in the formulation and pursuit of educational and career goals. In this study, ethnic and gender differences in perceived educational and career barriers were investigated in a sample of 1139 Mexican-American and Euro-American high school jun...

Assessing the career progress of NRSA predoctoral trainees and fellows requires that three questions be initially asked. First, what do we know about their training (e.g., length of support, field, and quality), and is it consistent with the goals of the NRSA programs? Second, did this training differ from that of individuals who did not receive these traineeships and fellowships? And third, di...