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Occupational matching into science and technology jobs—gender‐based differences
Author(s) -
Srinivas Sumati
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2011.00265.x
Subject(s) - matching (statistics) , psychology , demographic economics , political science , mathematics , economics , statistics
Policy to remedy gender disparities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) occupations in the US have typically focused on educational achievements. However, an analysis of mid‐career STEM workers reveals that significant gender‐based differences exist in the role that education and other factors play in occupational matching.