Why are there so few women in information technology? Assessing the role of personality in career choices ☆
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Summary
It is shown that men and women differ systematically in their interests, and that these differences can account for an economically and statistically large fraction of the occupational gender gap.
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- article
- Published
- 2008-08-01
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- 99
- References
- 118
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Keywords
Vocational education, Set (abstract data type), Personality, Field (mathematics), Psychology
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