The Measurement of Occupational Gender Segregation

1997 ◽  
Vol 160 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. WATTS
Keyword(s):  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Occupational Gender ◽  
Occupational Gender Segregation

Occupational Gender Segregation and the Earnings Gap: Changes in the 1980s

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.A. Cotter ◽  
J.M. Defiore ◽  
J.M. Hermsen ◽  
B.M. Kowalewski ◽  
R. Vanneman
Keyword(s):  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Earnings Gap ◽  
Occupational Gender ◽  
Occupational Gender Segregation

scholarly journals Elegir ingeniería TIC ante el riesgo de exclusión en el futuro mercado digital=Choosing ICT engineering against the risc of exclusion in the future digital market

2020 ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
María Pilar Sánchez Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
Occupational Gender ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Occupational Gender Segregation

<p align="left"><strong>Resumen</strong></p><p>Este artículo analiza desde una perspectiva de género los factores económicos por los que las grandes multinacionales tecnológicas quieren atraer a las mujeres al mercado laboral TIC. El análisis de contexto presenta un sector masculinizado, con un 80% de titulados en ingeniería informática y en el que, de cada cien profesionales, setenta y ocho son hombres. El artículo ahonda en los factores sociales por lo que persiste la segregación ocupacional de género y las relaciones de género que alejan a las mujeres de la tecnología. Las múltiples formas de organizar el trabajo en este sector abren nuevas posibilidades para la conciliación laboral y familiar.</p><p align="left"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>This article analyses from a gender perspective the economic factors by which large technology multinationals want to attract women to the ICT labour market. The context analysis presents a masculinized sector with 80% of graduates in computer engineering and in which, out of every one hundred professionals, seventy-eight are men. The article delves into social factors so that occupational gender segregation persists and gender relations keep women away from technology. The multiple ways of organising work in this sector open up new possibilities for reconciling work and family life.</p>

scholarly journals Gender and the STEM Fields in Education- and Career-Related Discussions between Finnish Parents and their Adolescent Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-137
Author(s):  
Kirsi Ikonen ◽  
Anni Hirvonen ◽  
Risto Leinonen ◽  
Mikko H. P. Kesonen ◽  
Jesse Hietala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Career Counseling ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
Special Role ◽  
Stem Careers ◽  
Future Goals ◽  
Occupational Gender ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Occupational Gender Segregation

Occupational gender segregation in Finland is high and persistent in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Previous research has concluded that, rather than differences in aptitude, gendered educational and vocational choices originate from more complex system of attitudes, self-concepts, motivations and both direct and indirect social influences, all of which shape young people’s future goals. In the sphere of social influences on career choice, parents play a special role in adolescents’ education and career exploration. This study explores two interrelated areas: firstly, the ideas expressed by Finnish adolescent children’s parents about the role of gender in education and career choices, and secondly, parent-child discussions about such ideas, especially with regard to STEM career pathways. The research data (N=103) was collected by means of an online survey. Almost half of the parents reported having had discussions about STEM careers with their children. Problematically, many parents considered that they had too little information about these careers. Our results indicate that mothers are more aware of the societal and individual consequences of occupational gender segregation than fathers are. The results also suggest that parents should be provided with up-to-date information on STEM careers and on the consequences of occupational gender segregation in order to enhance parents’ readiness to support their children in their future exploration of education and careers. Greater collaboration between homes, career counseling, teachers and relevant organizations concerned with the economic world, working life and entrepreneurship would be beneficial in promoting awareness of these aspects during adolescents’ career development.

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