Differentiations in Visibility-Male Advantages and Female Disadvantages in Gender-Segregated Programmes.

ABSTRACT: This article stresses the importance of understanding that women and men in gender-segregated programmes experience their gender minority positions very differently. It stems from an interest in the kind of interventions that academia should address in order to reduce gender segregation and provide women and men with the same educational opportunities and personal development. In relation to the obvious and continuing gender differences along a horizontal dimension, previous research seems to have had a limited impact in breaking gender stereotypes and promoting women and men to more atypical fields. The empirical data consists of 25 semi-structured, individual interviews from underrepresented students' gender-related experiences/thoughts about their programmes. By using the concepts of "v

SUBMITTER: Heikkila M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8022530 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature