Women Employed in Nontraditional Occupations Work4Women offers many strategies and tools to help women who are currently working in nontraditional occupations remain and advance in their careers. Nontraditional occupations (NTOs) are jobs in which women comprise 25% or less of the workforce (U.S. Department of Labor). If you are a woman employed in a nontraditional occupation Work4Women can help you: Find Support to Remain on the Job Advance in Your Career Help Other Women and Girls Enter High-wage NTOs Find Other Resources Available at Work4Women 1. Find Support to Address Challenges to Remaining on the Job These sections provide strategies, searchable databases and other tools to help you remain on the job. Visit: Support Services to find national organizations that can refer you to local resources that can help you address common barriers (e.g., child care, transportation, housing, etc.) to remaining on the job Support Groups to connect with other women working in NTOs, find a mentor and learn how to start your own support group Succeeding in Nontraditional Employment to learn how to address isolation and sexual harassment in the workplace Events Calendar to find upcoming career support group and networking meetings near you Virtual Community to connect with women via an electronic mailing list (e.g., post questions, share experiences) Resource Clearinghouse to find books, videos, web sites and other resources that can help you gain the support you need to remain in nontraditional careers Return to top 2. Advance in Your Career These sections provide strategies and tools that can help you advance in your nontraditional career. Visit: Occupational Overviews to review typical career paths and advanced training options for highlighted high-wage jobs Assessment Tools to learn how to effectively use common and alternative skill and interest assessment tools to find other high-wage nontraditional occupations that build on your existing skills and interests Introduction to Training and Apprenticeships to learn different ways to train for high-wage nontraditional employment including Apprenticeship Programs Database of Nontraditional Employment Training Programs to locate nontraditional employment training programs near you Finding a High-Wage Job to learn how to help locate high-wage employment including how to: identify jobs that match your interests and skills find high-wage nontraditional jobs using the Internet prepare a resume interview for a NTO job Resource Clearinghouse to find and list books, videos, web sites and other resources that can help women advance in high-wage nontraditional careers for women Multimedia Gallery to watch videos of women working in high-wage nontraditional occupations and play fun, instructional games that test your skills Virtual Community to join an electronic mailing list for women working in NTOs to discuss career advancement and training strategies Events Calendar to find upcoming job fairs, training workshops, and other events or to list your event on Work4Women Internet Guide to learn how to harness the power of the Internet to find NTO job opportunities and to get online for free Return to top 3. Help Other Women and Girls Enter High-wage NTOs These sections provide ways for you to help other women and girls learn about, train for and remain in high-wage nontraditional occupations. Visit: Role Models to learn how to work with local schools, employers and employment trainers to inform women and girls about high-wage, nontraditional career options Speak Up! Speak Out! to participate in online forums designed to connect young women with working women to discuss their career experiences Contact Us to share your experience working in a nontraditional occupation on Work4Women and to evaluate how Work4Women presents information about your occupation Work4Women Multimedia Gallery to help Work4Women provide images of women working in high-wage nontraditional occupations to employers, educators and career counselors for use in recruitment materials that will encourage other women and girls to consider these career options that lead to economic self-sufficiency. WOW would take your picture, videotape you on the job and/or interview you about your work experience Add Your Organization to Work4Women Let us know about resources that helped you learn about, train for and advance in your nontraditional job, including: Resources—books, videos, web sites Employment Training Programs Support Groups Upcoming Events Return to top 4. Find Other Resources Available at Work4Women About Work4Women to learn more about Work4Women and related projects that help increase women's and girls' integration in high-wage nontraditional careers that offer self-sufficiency wages Contact Us to share comments, ask questions and submit information to list on http://www.Work4Women.org Events Calendar to find upcoming workshops, conferences and other events Internet Guide to learn how to harness the power of the Internet to obtain and retain high-wage nontraditional occupations and to get online for free Return to top     | Home | Contact | Search/Sitemap | User Guides | Events | Internet Guide | Email Lists | Copyright © 1998, Wider Opportunities for Women, All Rights Reserved.