Investigating Social, Family and Economic Factors Affecting Gender Stereotyping Under Different Education Systems

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210806.039How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender Stereotypes, Female Education, Career Major Choice, Social, Economic, Family

Abstract

This paper investigates whether social, family and economic factors affect gender stereotyping on females under different educational systems. This investigation benefits eliminating gender stereotyping in Chinese society, facilitating gender equality and economic growth in future China. In the research, a sample of 17 female students from different educational backgrounds was interviewed online by dividing into focus groups based on their educational experience. The results show that Chinese female students are all influenced by Chinese traditional or social values, and the extent of the impact depends on the contact level. School and family environments play an essential role in forming and influencing students’ thoughts on gender expectations, consequently influencing students’ major-choice in college and future career planning. Also, the results support our hypothesis that Chinese female students in American high school who are exposed to fewer gender stereotypes or discriminations would show more self-confidence, which will impact their career and major selection in university. This research enables society and families to be aware of its influence on gender stereotyping on female students, and schools can modify its pedagogy to reduce gender stereotypes in education. Consequently, gender stereotypes and discrimination can have less impact on females, and they can participate in more economic and social activities regardless of their gender concerns.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiner Xu
AU  - Muyi Liu
AU  - Xindian Lai
AU  - Yunlai Hong
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/08/09
TI  - Investigating Social, Family and Economic Factors Affecting Gender Stereotyping Under Different Education Systems
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 5th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 200
EP  - 205
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210806.039
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210806.039
ID  - Xu2021
ER  -