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ERIC Number: EJ567119
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0001-8791
Gender Differences in Science, Math, and Technology Careers: Prestige Level and Holland Interest Type.
Farmer, Helen; Rotella, Susanne; Anderson, Carolyn; Wardrop, James
Journal of Vocational Behavior, v53 n1 p73-96 Aug 1998
A study assessed 62 female and 51 male young adults in 1980 and 1990. Men were far more likely to be in higher prestige majors/occupations. Similar proportions of men and women were in "Investigative" (I) occupations. When "Realistic" (R) or "Social" (S) was first in the Holland code there were gender differences, but not when R or S was second or third. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, High School Students, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Majors (Students), Prestige, Science Careers, Sex Differences, Vocational Interests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hollands Hexagonal Model