Three Dimensions of Occupational Choice: A Research Note on Measuring the Career Intentions of College Women

New tools for examining undergraduate students' STEM stereotypes: Implications for women and other underrepresented groups

“…Initial items on the CIS scale were informed by previous research, as well as occupational choice and motivation (Ellis and Herrman, 1983), career aspirations and ambitions in science (Ellis and Herrman, 1983;Schoon, 2001), and self-effi cacy in science (Lent Brown, and Hackett, 1994;McLean and Kalin, 1994), with specifi c scales examined including the Self Directed Search or SDS (Holland, 1994), Strong Interest Inventory or SII (Donnay and Borgen, 1996;Lattimore and Borgen, 1999;Fouad, 2002;Fouad and Mohler, 2004), and the Career Decision Profi le (Jones and Lohmann, 1998).…”

Influences on women's entry into male-dominated occupations

“…However, while there are numerous descriptive studies of the characteristics of women who aspire to enter male-dominated careers (e.g., Sells, 1980;Collins and Matyas, 1985;Lunneborg & Lunneborg, 1985) and correlational studies of pre-college factors associated with this aspiration (e.g., Ellis & Herrman, 1983;Daymont & Andrisani, 1984;Wis~, 1985), there is little longitudinal research investigating the roles played by colleges and universities in assisting women's attainment of these occupational aspirations. Randour, Strasburg, and Lipman-Blumen (1982) noted the need for "a longitudinal study.., tracking a large, representative group of women from entry into higher education through occupational entry, to five to ten year post-entry levels" in order "to understand better how various institutional factors affect educational and occupational outcomes for women" (p~ 200).…”