The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of gender identity, the high school sex ratio and their interaction on the career aspirations and self images of private parochial high school juniors in the Worcester area. In this four school study, single sex high school student populations are compared to coed student populations which are 66% female and 50% female, respectively. Sex ratio will be linked to career interests and self images within each school and in the study population as a whole. Analyses revealed that gender identity strongly influences ones career aspirations, especially at single sex schools.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Demers, Michael David
• Geddes, Jenna Elizabeth
• Keenan, John J.

Subject

• Community
• Inclusion
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06E039I

Keyword

• Women in science
• Education, Secondary

Advisor

• Wilkes, John M.

Year

• 2006

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright