This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Morgan, K. S. Articles by Brown, L. S. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Lesbian Career Development, Work Behavior, and Vocational Counseling

University of Iowa

Laura S. Brown

Seattle, WA

Women 's career development has recently been a popular topic in counseling psychology, for both theoretical and empirical work This article extends that line of inquiry to address the unique career development issues of lesbians. The available literature on lesbians and work is reviewed, and parallels are drawn between the work experiences of lesbians, nonlesbian women, and other minority status groups. Three models of career development in women (Astin, 1985; Farmer, 1985; Gottfredson, 1981) are presented, and the applicability of each theory to increasing understanding of lesbian experience is explored. Implications for vocational and work-related counseling for lesbians are suggested and recommendations for the field are made.

The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 19, No. 2, 273-291 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/0011000091192013


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				C. M. Connolly A Qualitative Exploration of Resilience in Long-Term Lesbian Couples The Family Journal, July 1, 2005; 13(3): 266 - 280. [Abstract] [PDF]

				Y. B. Chung Ethical and Professional Issues in Career Assessment With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Persons Journal of Career Assessment, February 1, 2003; 11(1): 96 - 112. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. C. Phillips, K. M. Ingram, N. G. Smith, and E. J. Mindes Methodological and Content Review of Lesbian-, Gay-, and Bisexual-Related Articles in Counseling Journals: 1990-1999 The Counseling Psychologist, January 1, 2003; 31(1): 25 - 62. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. P. Prince Career Assessment With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals Journal of Career Assessment, March 1, 1997; 5(2): 225 - 238. [Abstract]

				L. J. Myers, K. L. Haggins, and S. L. Speight Optimal Theory and Career Assessment: Towards an Inclusive, Global Perspective Journal of Career Assessment, June 1, 1994; 2(3): 289 - 303. [Abstract]

				C. E. Watkins Jr. On Hope, Promise, and Possibility in Counseling Psychology or Some Simple, but Meaningful Observations about Our Specialty The Counseling Psychologist, April 1, 1994; 22(2): 315 - 334. [Abstract]

				C. Z. Enns Twenty Years of Feminist Counseling and Therapy: From Naming Biases to Implementing Multifaceted Practice The Counseling Psychologist, January 1, 1993; 21(1): 3 - 87. [Abstract]