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Women’s aversion to majors that (seemingly) require systemizing skills causes gendered field of study choice
European Sociological Review ( IF 4.099 ) Pub Date : 2023-04-11 , DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcad021
Benita Combet 1
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This article examines whether gender differences in preferences for field of study characteristics can explain gendered major choice. Specifically, this study focuses on a broad range of subject characteristics that are often simultaneously present: systemizing skills required (math intensity, reasoning style, affinity for technical work tasks), future job characteristics corresponding with the male breadwinner model (materialism, work–family compatibility), and characteristics invoked by behavioural preferences (risky situations and a competitive environment). To disentangle these co-occurring characteristics and minimize the influence of other factors in the decision-making process (e.g. admission likelihood), this study uses a choice experiment incorporated in the Swiss panel study TREE. In it, a representative sample of high school students choose their preferred field of study from two artificial fields with varying characteristics. The results show the largest gender differences in preferences for characteristics related to reasoning style (abstract versus creative) and affinity for work tasks (technical versus social), and smaller differences for math intensity, competitive climate, and work–family compatibility, while there are no gender differences in preferences for materialistic characteristics (salary and prestige). Unexpectedly, the gender differences are primarily caused by female students’ preferences, while male students are neutral towards most characteristics.

中文翻译:

女性对(看似)需要系统化技能的专业的厌恶导致研究选择的性别化领域

本文检验了对研究领域特征偏好的性别差异是否可以解释性别化的专业选择。具体而言,本研究侧重于通常同时存在的广泛学科特征:所需的系统化技能(数学强度、推理风格、对技术工作任务的亲和力)、与男性养家糊口模式相对应的未来工作特征(唯物主义、工作-家庭)兼容性)和行为偏好(风险情况和竞争环境)调用的特征。为了理清这些同时发生的特征并最大限度地减少决策过程中其他因素的影响(例如录取可能性),本研究使用了瑞士小组研究 TREE 中的选择实验。在里面,有代表性的高中生样本从两个具有不同特征的人工领域中选择他们喜欢的研究领域。结果显示,在推理风格(抽象与创造性)和工作任务亲和力(技术与社会)相关特征的偏好上性别差异最大,而在数学强度、竞争氛围和工作与家庭兼容性方面的差异较小,而对物质特征(薪水和声望)的偏好没有性别差异。出乎意料的是,性别差异主要是由女学生的偏好引起的,而男学生对大多数特征持中立态度。结果显示,在推理风格(抽象与创造性)和工作任务亲和力(技术与社会)相关特征的偏好上性别差异最大,而在数学强度、竞争氛围和工作与家庭兼容性方面的差异较小,而对物质特征(薪水和声望)的偏好没有性别差异。出乎意料的是,性别差异主要是由女学生的偏好引起的,而男学生对大多数特征持中立态度。结果显示,在推理风格(抽象与创造性)和工作任务亲和力(技术与社会)相关特征的偏好上性别差异最大,而在数学强度、竞争氛围和工作与家庭兼容性方面的差异较小,而对物质特征(薪水和声望)的偏好没有性别差异。出乎意料的是,性别差异主要是由女学生的偏好引起的,而男学生对大多数特征持中立态度。而对物质特征(薪水和声望)的偏好没有性别差异。出乎意料的是,性别差异主要是由女学生的偏好引起的,而男学生对大多数特征持中立态度。而对物质特征(薪水和声望)的偏好没有性别差异。出乎意料的是,性别差异主要是由女学生的偏好引起的,而男学生对大多数特征持中立态度。
更新日期:2023-04-11
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