“…Nonetheless, the literature points to several primary challenges that could be informative for those who have adult female students in their classroom or as their consultants and mentees, to better understand this particular group of students. Agar, 1990;Bauer & Mott, 1990;Bell, 2003;Benshoff & Lewis, 1992;Benshoff, 1992Benshoff, , 1993Chartrand, 1990;Compton, Cox, & Laanan, 2006;Crawford, 2004;Cross, 1980;Dill & Henley, 1998;Ely, 1997;Huston-Hoburg & Strange, 1986;Justice & Dornan, 2001;Kasworm, 2003;Kennedy, 2003;Klein, 1990;Krager, Wrenn, & Hirt, 1990;Lin & Wang, 2015;Lundberg, 2003;Mallinckrodt & Leong, 1992;McGivney, 2004;Muench, 1987;Puryear, 1988;Thon, 1984;Yarbrough & Schaffer, 1990) Studies of Female Adult Students (e.g., Anderson & Miezitis, 1999;Backels & Meashey, 1997;Carney-Crompton & Tan, 2002;Coker, 2003;Furst, 1991;Home, 1993Home, , 1997Jackman, 1999;Jacobs & King, 2002;King & Bauer, 1988;Kirk & Dorfman, 1983;Leavitt, 1989;Novak & Thacker, 1991;Padula, 1994;…”