Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource, 41 S.
Series Statement:
Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung Bd. P 2015-002
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Leuze, Kathrin, 1975- Why do girls' and boys' gender-(a)typical occupational aspirations differ across countries?
DDC:
305.3
Abstract:
Abstract: Occupational sex segregation persists in all European and OECD countries; yet in some countries, it is more pronounced than in others. In this paper we seek to explain these cross-national variations by analyzing the realistic occupational aspirations of 15-year-old pupils in 29 EU and OECD countries. Based on socialization and rational choice approaches we develop hypotheses for how cultural norms and national institutions might influence the gender-typing of occupations. These are tested by applying 2-step multi-level models to the OECD's 2006 PISA study merged with country-level data from various sources. Results indicate that girls develop gender-(a)typical occupational aspirations in response to structural education and labor market differences across countries, while boys' gender-(a)typical aspirations are mainly influenced by country variations in normative prescriptions of gender-essentialist cultures and self-expressive value systems. The findings point at the necessity fo
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URN:
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019072713014609057850
URL:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019072713014609057850
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