Langfristig angelegte Beratungsprogramme bringen mehr junge Menschen ohne akademischen Hintergrund an die Universitäten. Umgekehrt nehmen Studienberechtigte mit akademischem Hintergrund nach diesen Programmen häufiger eine Ausbildung auf. Sie verringern damit nicht nur soziale Ungleichheit,...

Occupational sex segregation persists in all European and OECD countries; yet in some countries, it is more pronounced than in others. In this paper we seek to explain these cross-national variations by analyzing the realistic occupational aspirations of 15-yearold pupils in 29 EU and OECD...

Our study focuses on the gender gap in college aspirations and enrolment among high school students in Germany. We build on socialisation theory, rational choice theory, and formal restrictions to college access to explain gender differences in idealistic college aspirations, realistic college...