Guidance counselors are there to help. They help students and professionals determine ways to achieve their career goals. They evaluate an individual's interests and abilities, advise on possible career pathways and give practical suggestions about how to go about securing a desired position.
Currently, just over 15 percent of the Canadian armed forces are women, but less than 1 percent of the infantry is female. Womenâs integration in the combat arms may be possible but it is likely to involve a tiny number of women.
During the war years, the decrease in the availability of men in the work force also led to an upsurge in the number of women holding non-war-related factory jobs. By the mid-1940s, the percentage of women in the American work force had expanded from 25 percent to 36 percent.