Gender segregation in education

verfasst von

Irene Kriesi, Christian Imdorf

Abstract

Gender segregation in secondary and tertiary education affects young people’s further educational and occupational careers and occupational attainment. The phenomenon is thus closely linked with gender segregation in the labour market and social inequality. Furthermore, the persistence of gender segregation seems inconsistent with the dissemination of gender equity and the profound changes regarding educational attainment and women’s move into many formerly male-dominated occupations. Consequently, educational gender segregation has become a much-discussed topic in sociological research. This chapter will begin with a discussion of how gender segregation in education has been conceptualized and measured (section 2.1). Sections 2.2 and 2.3 summarize the patterns of gender segregation in secondary and tertiary education respectively. Section 3 discusses theoretical explanations, starting with the perspective of gender segregation as a result of rational choices (section 3.1). Section 3.2 focuses on culturalist perspectives. Section 3.3 discusses influences of macro-level opportunity structures, such as value systems and the structure of the education system and the labour market. Section 4 summarizes research on the labour market consequences of gender segregation. Section 5 concludes with a discussion of the main gaps in sociological segregation research.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Soziologie

Externe Organisation(en)

Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung (EHB)

Typ

Beitrag in Buch/Sammelwerk

Seiten

193-212

Anzahl der Seiten

20

Publikationsdatum

30.08.2019

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Sozialwissenschaften (insg.)

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 5 – Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110426.00020 (Zugang: Geschlossen)