Horizontal and Vertical Differentiation within Higher Education – Gender and Class Perspectives

Berggren, Caroline

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2273.2008.00381.x

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“…Women have increased their share in previously male-dominated areas of study (Berggren 2008;Støren and Arnesen 2007;Vuorinen-Lampila and Valkonen 2012), along with the increased participation of women in higher education which has led to less vertical gender segregation. In line with this trend the proportion of women in management level occupations increased between years 2001-2009 from 30% to 35%.…”

Section: Gender Segregation Erodes Equalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

Vuorinen-Lampila

2014

Journal of Education and Work

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This article examines the employment and placement in working life of Finnish higher education graduates (i.e. graduates from universities and polytechnics), focusing on gender equality. It reports a study on gender segregation in higher education and working life, considered in relation to Nordic gender equality policies. The data were gathered via a questionnaire administered to graduates in business and administration (n=1067) and in technology (n=1087), three years after their graduation. The results showed that men were able to secure permanent and full-time employment more often than women, and achieved a better correspondence between their degree and their employment. However, the gender divergence was manifested differently in polytechnics and universities; thus a higher (Master's) university degree seemed to have a compensating influence on the effect of gender. Despite of Nordic equality policies, female and male graduates were placed in the labour market according to tendencies towards gender segregation.

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Section: Gender Segregation Erodes Equalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

Vuorinen-Lampila

2014

Journal of Education and Work

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“…One of these strategies of distinction is field-of-study choice, whose importance has been stressed as a strong factor of horizontal differentiation brought about by the expansion in higher education (Ayalon and Yogev 2005;Lucas 2001), alongside institutional differentiation. Cross-national evidence supports the fact that students from upper social origins are more likely to choose prestigious programmes -such as law and medicine-, longer programmes and at traditional and well-established universities (Ballarino and Bratti 2009;Berggren 2008;Ayalon and Yogev 2005;Davies and Gruppy 1997).…”

Section: The Strength Of Field Of Study In Predicting Overeducationmentioning

confidence: 88%

“…The labour market opportunities and privileges traditionally associated with the attainment of a university degree are no longer generalized, but limited to a selection of well-established study programmes and institutions (Berggren 2008). The prestige of programmes depends on their length and field of study.…”

Section: The Strength Of Field Of Study In Predicting Overeducationmentioning

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The role of social origin and field of study on graduates’ overeducation: the case of Italy

Capsada-Munsech

2014

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This article explores the influence of social origin on overeducation across various fields of study. With the expansion of higher education most advantaged classes seek qualitative and quantitative advantages to differentiate themselves from other graduates. Although credentials are direct signals of productivity they can also be viewed by employers as indirect signals of non-cognitive skills, which can be acquired through family socialization. These credentials may explain differences in overeducation among graduates of different fields of study and social origin. Parental educational background and occupation are relevant characteristics from which individuals gain useful skills and information to avoid overeducation in the labour market. Using data from the Italian Graduates Employment Survey (ISTAT in Indagine Statistica sull'Inserimento Professionale dei Laureati. Istituto nazionale di statistica, Rome, 2007) this article provides evidence that graduates from fields of study that do not lead to a specific occupation (e.g. Humanities, Political and Social Sciences) decrease their risk of overeducation when their fathers belong to the professional class, but it has no influence on graduates from occupationally focused fields of study (e.g. Engineering and Medicine). These results are consistent even after controlling for the possible use of social networks when looking for a job.

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“…Previous studies (for example, [38]) maintain that children from privileged social groups are more likely to enrol in such prestigious courses, which are normally longer and more attractive, and require high grades for admission, than those courses selected by members of the second group (for a definition of, and discussion about the issue of prestigious courses in Swedish universities, see [39]). …”

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Social Capital and Stratification of Young People

Behtoui

2013

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This paper addresses the impact of social capital on the status attainment process of young people at the start of their careers and examines how social class, gender and ethnicity affect the accumulation of social capital and thereby labour market stratification of young people. A sample of young Swedes graduating from vocational schools and universities between 2005 and 2006, was surveyed via the telephone about their experiences acquiring jobs. Two research questions are posed: (i) Which characteristics (class, gender and ethnicity) affect young people's access to more social capital? (ii) How is social capital rewarded in the labour market? The results show that being female, coming from the lower social classes and being a member of a stigmatized immigrant groupare associated with a substantial social capital deficit. When socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds as well as the human capital of respondents are controlled, social capital is positively associated with salary level. The results indicate that social capital is a significant factor in the stratification process of young people.

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Horizontal and Vertical Differentiation within Higher Education – Gender and Class Perspectives

Cited by 37 publications

References 31 publications

Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

Gender segregation in the employment of higher education graduates

The role of social origin and field of study on graduates’ overeducation: the case of Italy

Social Capital and Stratification of Young People

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