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 fields is reviewed. Drawing on both their own original research and that of others, the contributors consider topics as diverse as subject choice in secondary school, differences in brain functions between the sexes, the comparison of men and women in management and recruiting women to science and technology.
Author(s): John Radford
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 208
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 9
Notes on contributors......Page 10
Introduction by John Radford......Page 12
Brainsex and occupation......Page 14
Gender and subject choice in secondary education......Page 31
Using stereotypes to dispel negative perceptions of careers in science and technology......Page 50
The ratio of male to female undergraduates......Page 72
Entering Higher Education: older students' constructions of self as learners......Page 97
Gender issues in employment selection......Page 117
Choice: can we choose it?......Page 154
An equal chance to succeed? Comparing women and men in management......Page 175
Why can't a woman be more like a man, or vice versa?......Page 187
Index......Page 205
