Gender Segregation in Vocational Education Contributor(s): Reisel, Liza (Editor), Hegna, Kristinn (Editor), Imdorf, Christian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1785603477 ISBN-13: 9781785603471 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing OUR PRICE: $162.44 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 301 |
Series: Comparative Social Research |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The gender segregated nature of vocational education (VET) has received little attention in the stratification literature, despite the well-known consequences of VET for differences in labour market outcomes, such as job placement, income and access to full-time employment. This book investigates the institutional contexts of gender segregation in VET from a comparative perspective, through a number of cross-national comparisons as well as more in-depth studies of Canada, Norway, Germany, Australia and Bulgaria.The various chapters tackle questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, educational transitions, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educational choice and opportunity structures. We discuss the relationship between institutional contexts and gender-typing of educational programs, and whether VET system characteristics make a difference to occupational outcomes across countries. The book concludes with a chapter on education-to-employment transitions (based on a large scale comparative project on labour market entry) assessing the impact of vocational education on gendered labour market inequalities. |