Abstract
Abstract In this chapter, we examine sex differences in vocational interests over generations and cohorts. Utilizing a large sample of adults (N = 1,774) who completed the Jackson Career Explorer (JCE), men scored significantly higher on the mathematics, physical science, engineering, adventure, dominant leadership, finance, sales, law, and professional advising interest scales. Women scored significantly higher on the creative arts, social science, personal service, teaching, social service, elementary education, family activity, and office work, interest scales as well as the work styles of stamina, accountability, and planfulness. To examine if sex differences in vocational interests have changed over time, sex differences for two editions of the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey manuals were compared. Surprisingly, few differences were found. In contrast, when the JCE responses were analyzed by age cohorts, sex differences do appear to be slightly smaller in the younger sample, suggesting that further analyses are required with successive generations.
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