Astin, Helen S., et al. "Career Development of Young Women during the Post-High School Years" JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY, 18. Jul 1971. (EJ040445)

Among the results were that educational attainment and marital-familial status best predicted whether women would pursue careers in the sciences, professions and teaching, or to be housewives and office workers. Of the personal variables, scholastic aptitudes and socioeconomic status, as well as early career choices were the best predictors. (Author)