Below are suggested alternative ways to assess women's interests and aptitudes for nontraditional employment.
1. Develop unbiased assessment tools that:
- Eliminate using masculine pronouns as "gender-neutral" pronouns
- Increase the representation of women and the range of activities in which they are depicted
- Include examples involving activities with which women are more familiar—for example, use sewing machine repair and reading sewing patterns to test for aptitude for or interest in activities such as carburetor repair and blueprints
2. Use unbiased assessment tools in conjunction with assessment interviews.
3. Offer training to help women "catch up" in skills if they demonstrate strong interest in an occupation but their scores did not demonstrate an "aptitude" for the job.
4. Use alternative assessment tools, such as a self-screening questionnaire.
