Married Women's Name Styles and Interest in Continuing Education

In: Journal of employment counseling, Volume 12, Issue 2, p. 91-95

Abstract

This study uncovers a relationship between the way a married woman chooses to style her name and the extent to which she expresses interest in continuing education. The woman who chooses an independent name style is more likely to express interest in further training. She may differ in self‐image from the woman who identifies herself by a dependent name style. Counselors who seek to help women through mid‐career transitions may come to see name style as an important indicator of women's attitudes and one which may, in turn, affect others' attitudes toward them.