Do They Stay or Do They Go? The Switching Decisions of Individuals Who Enter Gender Atypical College Majors.
Drawing on prior theoretical and empirical research on gender segregation within educational fields as well as occupations, we examine the pathways of college students who at least initially embark on a gender-atypical path. Specifically, we explore whether women who enter fields that are male-domin...
| Publicado en: | Sex Roles Vol. 74; no. 9-10; pp. 436 - 450 |
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