The Impact of Gender Difference on Major Selections of Chinese College Students

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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_25How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender Difference; Major Selection; Gender Inequality

Abstract

The choice of major has an important influence on one's future career development and life. However, according to the research findings, in China, there are significant differences in the major selection between genders, which is that males are more inclined to choose science. At the same time, females are more inclined to choose liberal arts. From the physiological and psychological perspectives, this paper systematically analyzes the causes of the gender gap in major selection caused by gender differences between men and women. Physiologically, male and female brains develop differently, so they excel in different fields and tend to choose different majors. Psychologically, due to gender stereotypes, males and females assume different family responsibilities and social division of labor. Thus, social pressure leads males and females to choose different professional fields. Besides analyzing the causes of the gender gap, this article puts forward some suggestions to narrow the gender gap and promote gender equality, including abolishing the policy of separating liberal arts and sciences from college entrance exams, strengthening the elimination of gender stereotypes by media, and prohibiting the gender preference of educators.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tiange Niu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/30
TI  - The Impact of Gender Difference on Major Selections of Chinese College Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 216
EP  - 224
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_25
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_25
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