Title :
Women in technical fields: Career decision process
Author :
Mustapha, Ramlee B. ; Zaharim, Azami ; Long, Norhazizi Lebai ; Mohd, Fouziah
Author_Institution :
Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract :
The issue of gender imparity in technical fields is complex. Several studies found that gender inequality exists in certain sectors of the economy. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that influence the career choice among female and male students in technical schools. The study found that the gender imbalance in technical and vocational fields is mainly due to career making decision process.
Keywords :
Concrete; Decision making; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Humans; Industrial training; Information technology; Remuneration; Vocational training; Gender; Malaysia; career decision process; technical and vocational education; women;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Education (ICEED), 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4843-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4844-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICEED.2009.5490603
