| Abstract: | This paper examines the effectiveness of an experiential program designed to make secondary school students in Canada more aware of the barriers to women in the workplace. Two studies are reported. In the first study, the researchers taught individual themes within the instructional module to small groups of students. In the second study, grade 11 students were given the complete instruction as part of a curriculum unit. Data were gathered from analysis of artifacts (in both studies) and audiotapes of sessions (in the first study). In addition, for the second study, students were compared to a matched control group on a pre-test/post-test assessment. The instruction proved effective in increasing student knowledge. Implications and suggestions for future studies are given. |
