In this commentary, the author talks about her two articles in "Psychology of Women Quarterly" (PWQ): (1) the 1987 article entitled "Gender Roles and Women's Achievement-Related Decisions"; and (2) the 1994 article entitled "Understanding Women's Educational and Occupational Choices." The original articles can be found at pwq.sagepub.com/content/11/2/135 and http://pwq.sagepub.com/content/18/4/585. Here, she reflects on the personal and professional contexts that led to these articles, the impact of these articles on the field as well as on her career, and the current and likely future directions of work in this area. (Contains 1 figure.)