Declining enrolments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
disciplines and a lack of interest in STEM careers are concerning at a time when society is …

Australia has seen declining numbers of students choosing mathematics and science
subjects in the senior secondary years, running counter to economic projections of an …

Female representation remains uneven across STEM fields. Expectancy-Value Theory
provides a framework for understanding complexities of STEM career choices; values, as …

Financial competences are essential in the tourism industry and consequently are valued in
hiring and promotion decisions. However, according to the literature, tourism graduates …

This study addressed why women have greater representation in some STEM (science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields compared to others by linking two …

Vocational interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields in middle
school can predict life outcomes, including enrollment in STEM courses and pursuing STEM …

Occupational choices remain strongly segregated by gender, for reasons not yet fully
understood. In this paper, we use detailed information on the cognitive requirements in 130 …

In most industrialized countries, there are substantial gender differences in field of study,
resulting in gender segregated labor markets. The present research (N= 457, M age= 14.98) …

Children develop career expectations as they increase self‐knowledge and perceive
societal affordances and barriers to life roles. Parents are powerful agents in the …

Drawing on Eccles' expectancy-value model of achievement-related choices, we examined
how work values predict individual and gender differences in sciences, technology …