Gender and Equality in Commercial Education in Finland.

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Title: Gender and Equality in Commercial Education in Finland.
Language: English
Authors: Stenstrom, Marja-Leena
Source: International Journal of Vocational Education and Training. Spr 1993 1(1):15-23.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 1993
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Career Choice, Course Selection (Students), Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Sex Differences, Sex Fairness
Geographic Terms: Finland
Abstract: According to a survey of 1,866 students in Finnish business schools, men applied to college three times more than women regardless of achievement. Men chose primarily marketing and accounting, women public administration and secretarial courses. Men valued occupational status, women the opportunity to work with people. (SK)
Entry Date: 1993
Accession Number: EJ464989
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:According to a survey of 1,866 students in Finnish business schools, men applied to college three times more than women regardless of achievement. Men chose primarily marketing and accounting, women public administration and secretarial courses. Men valued occupational status, women the opportunity to work with people. (SK)