How Cantonal Education Systems in Switzerland Promote Gender-Typical School-to-Work Transitions
Abstract
The paper asks how cantonal education systems in Switzerland promote gender-typed school-to-work transitions and gender segregation at work. Data from the Swiss TREE youth panel study is used to analyse the impact of cantonal provision of vocational education and training (VET) on gender-typical educational trajectories. The findings show that education systems with higher VET rates have higher allocations of men in gender-(male-)typical occupational careers. The paper concludes that the pronounced and persistent gender segregation on the Swiss labor market is partly due to a prominent VET system, which urges early gender-typed occupational career decisions.
Keywords
- education systems
- vocational education and training
- educational trajectories
- gender segregation
- Switzerland
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Authors:
Stefan Sacchi, Aline Schoch, Christian Imdorf, Karin Wohlgemuth, Sasha Cortesi
Editors:
Brigitte Liebig, René Levy, Birgit Sauer, Alfonso Sousa-Poza
Publisher:
Swiss Sociological Association and Seismo Press, Swiss Journal of Sociology, Vol. 40, Issue 2, July 2014, «Gender Equality Policies in Switzerland», pp. 175-196
Languages:
English
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Zürich
Year:
2014
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Education – vocational training
Work – carrer – professions
Subjects:
Sociology
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