Occupational gender stereotypes and problem-solving in Italian adolescents. Issue 3 (27th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ginevra, Maria Cristina; Nota, Laura
• Is Part Of: British journal of guidance & counselling. Volume 45:Issue 3(2017)
• Page Start: 312
• Page End: 327
• Publication Date: 2017-05-27
• Subjects: occupational gender-stereotypes -- occupational gender-segregation -- career interests -- problem-solving; Educational counseling -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Vocational guidance -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 371.4
• DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2015.1063584
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-9885

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The first purpose of the study was to establish how Italian adolescents perceive jobs in the newly emerging economy sectors as well as more traditional jobs from gender-stereotyped and gender-segregated perspectives. The second purpose was to verify the role of problem-solving and gender in gender-role stereotyping. A total of 217 Italian high school students were involved. A questionnaire developed by Miller and Hayward was used to examine the students' occupational gender-role stereotyping, segregation and interests. The Problem-Solving Inventory was administered to examine problem-solving. Adolescents perceived most jobs as being gender-stereotyped and -segregated. Female gender and problem-solving ability were associated with a reduced tendency to perceive jobs as gender-stereotyped.