gendered career opportunities

• employment is highly gendered

  -jobs tend to be sex typed as 'men's' or 'women's'

  -women's jobs involve things performed by housewives - childcare & nursing

  -over half women's employment either clerical, secretarial, personal services & occupations like cleaning
• how does sex typing of jobs affect boys & girls

  -affects ideas about what kinds of jobs are possible/acceptable
• how does this help explain why vocational courses are more gender-specific

  -vocational courses are by definition more closely linked to career path