Seeking Congruity Between Goals and Roles

@article{Diekman2010SeekingCB,  title={Seeking Congruity Between Goals and Roles},  author={Amanda B. Diekman and Elizabeth R. Brown and Amanda M. Johnston and Emily K. Clark},  journal={Psychological Science},  year={2010},  volume={21},  pages={1051 - 1057},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:27328046}}
It was found that STEM careers, relative to other careers, were perceived to impede communal goals, and understanding how communal goals influence people’s interest in STEM fields thus provides a new perspective on the issue of women”s representation in STEM careers.

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