LEADER 03367nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910808009003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-73566-9 010 $a0-203-27710-4 010 $a1-134-73567-7 010 $a1-280-33539-4 010 $a0-203-44311-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203443118 035 $a(CKB)1000000000250177 035 $a(EBL)166433 035 $a(OCoLC)59002378 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000160993 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163078 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160993 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198812 035 $a(PQKB)11671286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC166433 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL166433 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10056136 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33539 035 $a(OCoLC)52080982 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000250177 100 $a19970826d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGender and choice in education and occupation /$fedited by John Radford 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cRoutledge$d1998 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-15395-6 311 $a0-415-15394-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.188-191) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Introduction by John Radford; Brainsex and occupation; Gender and subject choice in secondary education; Using stereotypes to dispel negative perceptions of careers in science and technology; The ratio of male to female undergraduates; Entering Higher Education: older students' constructions of self as learners; Gender issues in employment selection; Choice: can we choose it?; An equal chance to succeed? Comparing women and men in management; Why can't a woman be more like a man, or vice versa?; Index 330 $aDespite 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 te 606 $aSex role 606 $aSex differences (Psychology) 606 $aSex differences in education 606 $aSexual division of labor 606 $aSex discrimination in employment 606 $aChoice (Psychology)$xSex differences 615 0$aSex role. 615 0$aSex differences (Psychology) 615 0$aSex differences in education. 615 0$aSexual division of labor. 615 0$aSex discrimination in employment. 615 0$aChoice (Psychology)$xSex differences. 676 $a306.3/615 701 $aRadford$b John$f1931-$0150641 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808009003321 996 $aGender and choice in education and occupation$94021781 997 $aUNINA