Motivos de elección de carrera en mujeres estudiantes de profesiones de la salud

Abstract

47 their career because it has qualities related to the masculinity as the decision making or social prestige. The dietitians with more frequency indicated that they chose their careers because it allowed them to learn to stay healthful. The odontology women indicated that they had chosen their profession because allowed themto take care of its children. Conclusions: The influence of the gender norms in the academic trajectory of the women is reflected in the characteristics of the women that study each profession and in their motives of career selection.

Influence of Body Dissatisfaction in the Choice of the Career of Student’s New Entry to Nutrition

“…Verde Flota et al, 2006 conducted a study where they analysed the responses of 437 surveys for new students in 2004 of medical, nursing, dentistry and nutrition major of the Autonomous Metropolitan University-Xochimilco, in Mexico; it had as an independent variable the introjection of gender stereotypes and as a dependent variable the perception of the chosen degree. The results concerning the degree in nutrition consisted of obtaining statistically significant masculinity traits compared to the nursing and dental degrees, in addition, among the reasons for choosing the degree, where the option "learn to stay healthy" was mainly chosen by the nutrition students in relation to the students of the other majors included in the study (Verde Flota et al, 2006).…”