Gender and Occupational Outcomes

by Watt, Helen M. G.

• ISBN13: 9781433803109
• ISBN10: 1433803100
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

Second author, J. Eccles, is with the Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Offers longitudinal data on the gender-related variables that influence occupational outcomes. Highlights policy implications, suggesting which circumstances best promote a more comprehensive and realistic understanding of gender differences in career choice and persistence. For psychologists.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Gender and Occupational Outcomes: An Introduction	p. 3
Mathematics as the Critical Filter?	p. 25
Gender, Mathematics Achievement, and the Educational and Occupational Aspirations of Canadian Youth	p. 27
Mathematics as the Critical Filter: Curricular Effects on Gendered Career Choices	p. 55
Psychological Processes and Gendered Participation in Math Science, and Technology-Based Careers	p. 85
What Motivates Females and Males to Pursue Sex-Stereotyped Careers?	p. 87
Gendered High School Course Selection as a Precursor of Gendered Careers: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept and Intrinsic Value	p. 115
Testing for Time-Invariant and Time-Varying Predictors of Self-Perceived Ability in Math, Language Arts, and Science: A Look at the Gender Factor	p. 145
A Sociomotivational Analysis of Gender Effects on Persistence in Science and Technology: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study	p. 171
The Importance of Family Considerations, Family, and Biology in Gendered Career Choices	p. 193
Is the Desire for a Family-Flexible Job Keeping Young Women Out of Male-Dominated Occupations?	p. 195
Gender-Typed Occupational Choices; The Long-Term Impact of Parents' Beliefs and Expectations	p. 215
Biological Contributors to Gendered Occupational Outcome: Prenatal Androgen Effects on Predictors of Outcome	p. 235
Social and Institutional Constraints on Women's Career Development	p. 265
Gendered Occupational Outcomes From Multilevel Perspectives: The Case of Professional Training and Work in Turkey	p. 267
Advancing Women Faculty in Science and Engineering: An Effort in Institutional Transformation	p. 299
The Continuing Technological Revolution: A Comparison of Three Regions' Strategies for Creating Women-Inclusive Workplaces	p. 323
Author Index	p. 353
Subject Index	p. 365
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