Tech-Savvy Men and Caring Women: Middle School Students' Gender Stereotypes Predict Interest in Tech-Education.

The labor market is strongly gender segregated with few women working in the tech sector (e.g., IT) and few men working in the care sector (e.g., nursing). We tested the hypothesis that middle school students strongly associate technology with men and caregiving with women in a Swedish context (i.e....

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Published in:	Sex Roles Vol. 88; no. 7/8; pp. 307 - 326
Main Authors:	Tellhed, Una, Björklund, Fredrik, Kallio Strand, Kalle
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Apr2023
Subjects:	Gender stereotypes Student attitudes Middle school students Implicit bias Gender inequality Technology education Health care industry Middle school teachers
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost