The Labor Market and the Stereotypes Related to “Male” and “Female” Professions

Authors

  • Anna Dudak Uniwersytet Marii Curie- -Skłodowskiej w Lublinie, Wydział Pedagogiki i Psychologii UMCS, Instytut Pedagogiki, Zakład Pedagogiki Pracy i Andragogiki, Polska https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7491-2980

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15584/eti.2019.3.4

Keywords:

labor market, gender stereotypes, feminization and masculinization of professions

Abstract

The article offers a theoretical discussion about the situation of men and women on the labor market in the context of stereotypical opinions about male and female professions. It focuses on the changing attitudes towards professional roles as well as on the characteristics of the labor market as far as the division into male and female roles is concerned. The article also addresses the issue of men in feminized professions and of women in jobs dominated by men.

Published

2019-09-30

How to Cite

Dudak, A. (2019). The Labor Market and the Stereotypes Related to “Male” and “Female” Professions. Journal of Education, Technology and Computer Science, 29(3), 33–38. https://doi.org/10.15584/eti.2019.3.4

Issue

Section

SELECTED PROBLEMS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION