Nadya Fouad, University Distinguished Professor at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, explains how the study of
psychology has impacted the workforce. Many studies have shed
light on a variety of topics, including equality, gender roles,
effective evaluations, and more. Non-traditional careers refer
to jobs that are typically filled by one gender, and the US
Department of Labor defines non-traditional jobs as occupations
in which one gender comprises less than 25 percent of all people
employed in that occupation. A man interested in pursuing
nursing, for instance, is entering a non-traditional career. Dr.
Nadya Fouad, Distinguished Professor at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, explains some of the benefits and possible
problems with non-traditional jobs. In November 2009, Dr. Romila
Singh and myself launched a national longitudinal study, funded
by the National Science Foundation (NSF), to investigate women
engineers’ experiences in technical workplaces. The study
reveals some of the challenges that