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The way a person styles his or her name seems to be related, not only to an individual's sex or marital status, but to his or her job. A study of 3,735 university employees' signatures suggests that the variations form a pattern related to the social structure in the university's work setting. One implication for good counseling and personnel practices is that name styles and titles may matter a great deal at employment levels at which other sources of recognition are limited.

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.

AbstractAnalysis of 422 applications submitted to an employment agency by married women suggests that some professional women who seek to reenter the labor force lack confidence, skill in presenting their credentials, and enough self‐assurance to present themselves in their own names. In this sample of women, the individual whose self‐image as an independent professional allowed her to defy Emily Post was more likely to get a job than was the individual who used her husband's name.

A 2‐page questionnaire dealing with career aspirations and expectations was administered to undergraduates at four institutions, of which two were women's colleges and two were universities. Results suggest that Black women as a group predict that they will be earning less than Black males; white women as a group predict that they will be earning less than white men but the pay gap is narrower. While some employers may believe that Black women enjoy a special advantage in the job market, students who are Black and female do not, it seems, share that optimism.