Gender Participation Within Career and Technical Education: Implications of Course-Taking on Occupational Gender Segregation and the Gender Wage Gap

• In Event: 31.092 - Poster Session 5
  In Poster Session: 31.092-5 - Career and Technical Education SIG Poster Session

Abstract

This study explored gender participation within high school CTE courses. The sample examined in this study came from a Midwestern state’s database of CTE students that were enrolled in high school CTE courses from 2010-2012. The results of this study indicated that gender is a significant predictor of CTE coursetaking, although its effect is small. Specifically, the findings suggest that gender gaps in coursetaking have narrowed and that both male and female students appear to be pursuing nontraditional course enrollment across program areas. In terms of potential future earnings, program area rather than gender produced the largest effect and explained the greatest portion of potential wage disparities amongst individual students.

Authors

• Stephanie Fluhr, Jefferson County Public Schools

• Namok Choi, University of Louisville

• James R. Stone, Southern Regional Education Board

• Meera Alagaraja, Texas A&M University

• Marco A. Munoz