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- Title
Exploring Factors Contributing to Women's Nontraditional Career Aspirations.
- Authors
Bona, Lori; Kelly, Allison; Jung, Megan
- Abstract
This study sought to determine of women aspiring to enter traditional, or female- dominated, careers (e.g., nursing, social work, etc.) versus male-dominated careers (e.g., science, technology, mathematics, and engineering, etc.) would differ on 10 factors: interest and confidence in math and science, overall academic confidence, traditional gender role attitudes, importance of having a job with a flexible work schedule for family, influence of a mentor, parental modeling of traditional gender roles, and attachment to parents. A survey exploring these factors was distributed to 141 college women. Results indicated that women who were pursuing careers in a male-dominated field had significantly higher confidence and interest in math and science and also had parents who modeled less-traditional gender roles than women who were aspiring to enter traditional gender careers. However, because there were many factors which did not yield significant differences among the two career groups, future research should explore other influences, such as the learning environment, on women career choices.
- Subjects
WOMEN'S employment; NONTRADITIONAL occupations; WOMEN social workers; SURVEYS; GENDER role
- Publication
Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 2010, Vol 15, Issue 3, p123
- ISSN
1089-4136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24839/1089-4136.JN15.3.123