Gender and choice in education and occupation / edited by John Radford.

Despite many years of equality of choice, boys and girls continue to differ in both the subjects they study at school and later in the careers they decide to pursue. In this collection of papers by leading researchers from academic and practitioner backgrounds, the current evidence from a range of f...

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Other Authors: Radford, John, 1931-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Brainsex and occupation / Ernest Govier
  • 2. Gender and subject choice in secondary education / Ann Colley
  • 3. Using stereotypes to dispel negative perceptions of careers in science and technology / Alan Durndell / Pauline Lightbody
  • 4. ratio of male to female undergraduates / Leonard Holdstock
  • 5. Entering Higher Education: older students' constructions of self as learners / Estelle King
  • 6. Gender issues in employment selection / Neil Scott / Paul Creighton
  • 7. Choice: can we choose it? / Pauline Anderson
  • 8. equal chance to succeed? Comparing women and men in management / Viki Holton
  • 9. Why can't a woman be more like a man, or vice versa? / John Radford.