Men in communal roles. The influence of gender incongruent role models on gender stereotypes and occupational aspirations of kindergarten children in Northern Norway

• Main Author: Ofori, George Kwadwo
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Social and occupational psychology: 263; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Sosial- og arbeidspsykologi: 263; VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Developmental psychology: 265; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Utviklingspsykologi: 265; PSY-3900; Björklund; Croft; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16091

Research in the past has looked extensively at gender segregation in the workforce, where men and women are “divided” into bigger domains of work based on traditional gender roles attributed to them (Watt, 2008; Tellhed, Bäckström & Björklund, 2016). These two domains are STEM: science, technolo...