RT Article T1 Of All the Joints, She Walks Into This One: Career Motivations of Women Corrections Executives JF The prison journal VO 98 IS 5 SP 604 OP 629 A1 Collica-Cox, Kimberly A2 Schulz, Dorothy Moses LA English YR 2018 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1742347215 AB While the number of female corrections executives is small, there is evidence that those moving up the ranks in this highly male-dominated field continue to grow. The present study, conducted with support from the Association of Women Executives in Corrections (AWEC), found that 18% of state corrections agencies were led by women. While women corrections executives’ motivations for entering the field were diverse, they centered primarily on pay and benefits. Notably, most women executives entered the corrections field unexpectedly and found they had an instant attraction to the work and did not regret their decision to stay. K1 Career motivation K1 Correctional Officers K1 Promotion K1 State prison K1 Women corrections executives DO 10.1177/0032885518793952