Is economics a man’s business? : exploring the long-term effects of the gender gap in economic competencies at the upper secondary level on students’ choice to study economics at university

Jüttler, Michael; Schumann, Stephan

doi:10.1177/2047173419885628

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28387

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Is economics a man’s business? : exploring the long-term effects of the gender gap in economic competencies at the upper secondary level on students’ choice to study economics at university
Authors:	Jüttler, Michael Schumann, Stephan
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1177/2047173419885628 10.21256/zhaw-28387
Published in:	Citizenship, Social and Economics Education
Volume(Issue):	18
Issue:	3
Page(s):	177
Pages to:	197
Issue Date:	2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Sage
ISSN:	1357-4019 2047-1734
Language:	English
Subjects:	Economic competencies; Transition from school to university; Gender gap; Subject choices in higher education; Studienwahl; Wirtschaft
Subject (DDC):	330: Economics 378: Higher education
Abstract:	In higher education, across countries, a large share of students choose to study economics. Although there is only a small difference in the share of female and male students in that field, there is robust empirical evidence of a gender gap in economic competencies, showing that male students in most cases outperform female students. There is a broad discussion about the differences in gender-specific socializations that cause this gender gap. However, no research exists on the long-term effects of this gender gap. This study uses longitudinal and representative data of N = 1397 Swiss students (824 female students) to analyse the gender-specific effects of economic competencies at the end of the upper secondary level on their aspiration and decision to study economics. The results show that economic knowledge and interest in economics have a substantially stronger effect on the choice of economics for female students. The aspiration to study strongly mediates these effects. We argue that these results can mainly be traced back to different interests and self-perceptions of skills and abilities in economics caused by gender-specific socialization. Possible implications of gender socialization and discrimination in economics for secondary and higher education and for the labour market are discussed.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28387
Fulltext version:	Accepted version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (ZID)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Jüttler, M., & Schumann, S. (2019). Is economics a man’s business? : exploring the long-term effects of the gender gap in economic competencies at the upper secondary level on students’ choice to study economics at university. Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 18(3), 177–197. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047173419885628

Jüttler, M. and Schumann, S. (2019) ‘Is economics a man’s business? : exploring the long-term effects of the gender gap in economic competencies at the upper secondary level on students’ choice to study economics at university’, Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 18(3), pp. 177–197. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/2047173419885628.

M. Jüttler and S. Schumann, “Is economics a man’s business? : exploring the long-term effects of the gender gap in economic competencies at the upper secondary level on students’ choice to study economics at university,” Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 177–197, 2019, doi: 10.1177/2047173419885628.

JÜTTLER, Michael und Stephan SCHUMANN, 2019. Is economics a man’s business? : exploring the long-term effects of the gender gap in economic competencies at the upper secondary level on students’ choice to study economics at university. Citizenship, Social and Economics Education. 2019. Bd. 18, Nr. 3, S. 177–197. DOI 10.1177/2047173419885628

Jüttler, Michael, and Stephan Schumann. 2019. “Is Economics a Man’s Business? : Exploring the Long-Term Effects of the Gender Gap in Economic Competencies at the Upper Secondary Level on Students’ Choice to Study Economics at University.” Citizenship, Social and Economics Education 18 (3): 177–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047173419885628.

Jüttler, Michael, and Stephan Schumann. “Is Economics a Man’s Business? : Exploring the Long-Term Effects of the Gender Gap in Economic Competencies at the Upper Secondary Level on Students’ Choice to Study Economics at University.” Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, vol. 18, no. 3, 2019, pp. 177–97, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047173419885628.