Profiling Female Teachers of Agricultural Education at the Secondary Level.

Of 1,694 female middle and secondary school agriculture teachers surveyed, 962 responded. Results indicated that women comprise 15% of the agriculture teacher population; a high percentage have fewer than 10 years experience; most have families and work 51.8 hours per week; 81% are very satisfied but 61.7% experienced some gender-related barriers. Only 3.6% had female mentors. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)