[5] In 1967, she received a $15,713 grant from the United States Department of Labor to investigate why some women engineering and science graduates do not continue to work in those fields.
[6][3] Her study explored the impacts of social background, educational experiences, marriage, and childbearing on a woman's career.
[8] Also that year, she was appointed to a three-year term on the committee on training and professional standards of the American Sociological Association.
[5] In November 1971, Perrucci was funded by a $12,612 grant from the United States Office of Education[5] to explore career patterns of men and women in engineering and science as part of a program sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Education.
"[9] Perrucci's research was supplemented by a $16,418 grant from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
Her scientific aims were to examine the effects of "selected family-building variables on women's graduate education and socioeconomic achievement."
"[9] Perrucci and Deena B. Targ coauthored a related book, Marriage and the Family: A Critical Analysis and Proposals for Change.
[9] In 1980, Perrucci was promoted to head of the women's studies program at Purdue University's College of Liberal Arts.
"[10] Perrucci and applied mathematician Violet B. Haas co-edited the book Women in Scientific and Engineering Professions.
[12] In 1990, Perrucci received the Aida Tomeh distinguished service award from the North Central Sociological Association.