gender stereotypes, but also by the attractiveness of the profession to working mothers and by differences in the relative … qualified candidates to the teaching profession, irrespective of gender. …

differ markedly in their gender composition, reflecting the sex-typing of occupations and gender stereotypes. Graduates …’ field of education is closely related with their occupational choices; therefore a better understanding of gender … disparities in this area can help to identify some of the mechanisms that lie behind gender differences in the labour market and …

comparable. Gender differences still exist in certain fields, with more men studying science, computing and engineering, and with … employment rates than men, although the gender gap is much narrower for tertiary educated young women than for those with lower …

has been increasing over the past decade – reaching 68% in 2014 for all levels of education combined. The gender disparity …. Between 2005 and 2014, the gender gap increased at the primary and secondary levels, but decreased at the tertiary level. …