Bridging the gap: gender-specific preferences in STEM occupations in vocational education and training - Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training Women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been widely studied, particularly in the context of general and tertiary education. However, less is known a...

📊 We use ÜGK data from Switzerland
📄Published in ERVET (@springernature.com‬ @sbfi.admin.ch SCCRE‬ BiBB)
👉 doi.org/10.1186/s40461-025-00187-3

Bridging the gap: gender-specific preferences in STEM occupations in vocational education and training - Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training Women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has been widely studied, particularly in the context of general and tertiary education. However, less is known a...

Among those pursuing VET, women are 48 percentage points (!) less like to choose STEM than men. Existing theories (achievement, work values, self-concept) explan the gender gap better for those aspiring to an academic degree compared to VET.👉 doi.org/10.1186/s40461-025-00187-3

📢 New study on the gender gap in STEM aspirations across educational pathways in Switzerland. Gender gaps are larger in vocational (VET) routes than in academic pathways and existing mechanisms explain less of this gap in VET. w/ @nennstielr.bsky.social @unibe.ch👉 doi.org/10.1186/s40461-025-00187-3

🧠🚀 What happens when early-career social scientists use ChatGPT for academic writing? Clearer and more coherent text - but no boost to depth, originality, rigour, or literature use, according to our field experiment.
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Results based on multinational vignette experiment with real recruiters doi.org/10.1162/euso... @europeansocieties.bsky.social

Finally! New study with Robin Samuel @europeansocieties.bsky.social : occupational sex segregation shapes re-employment chances. Unemployed men face greater disadvantages in hiring than women, especially in female-dominated occupations. doi.org/10.1162/euso...

🚀 Thrilled to kick off my bluesky journey with a new article, co-authored with Sandra Krapf!

Explore how a good relationship with the resident parent can mitigate the potentially negative effects of parental separation on child's well-being. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

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Are you a postdoc working on European social research? Then join us as the MZES as Visiting Fellow!
Apply 📅 until 3 Dec 2023 to work at the MZES for 2-4 weeks. Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance. Interested? 👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/d7/en/news/i... polisky #sociology #socialpsyc

aculty Position in Sociology at ENSAE Paris-CREST ENSAE Paris and CREST are currently inviting applications for a position of Assistant or Associate Professor in Sociology. ENSAE Paris is one of the leading French Grande Écoles, specialized in Economics, Data Science, Quantitative Social Sciences, among other areas. CREST is the associated interdisciplinary center for research on quantitative methods applied to the social sciences. Both institutions are part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, a cluster of graduate schools, located on the campus of Ecole Polytechnique in the south of Paris. Sociologists at ENSAE Paris-CREST use empirical data and a diverse range of methods, including quantitative and mixed methods, to study a wide range of questions. We have a strong expertise in methodology and a rich practice with national and international datasets and digital data. Our current work addresses questions of social mobility and inequality; demography; gender, sexuality, and family;

Description of position Date of appointment: September 2024 Candidate Profile: - PhD in Sociology or a related discipline (at the time of appointment); - Solid general knowledge in sociology; - Proficiency in quantitative methods; - Strong publication record or potential; - Proficiency in English; - Proficiency in French is a plus but not necessary; - Participation in international academic networks. Conditions The position has no citizenship requirement. At the Assistant Professor level this tenure-track position is for a six-year period (with mid-term evaluation) and with a possibility for tenure (Associate Professor); early-tenure is also possible conditional on qualifications. The teaching load for Assistant and Associate Professors is 70 hours per year. Junior Assistant Professors (less than 3 years since PhD) benefit from a reduced teaching load of 35 hours during the first three years of contract. Teaching consists of at least one course at the undergraduate level and one course

CREST Sociology is HIRING! Tenure track or associate professor level, open field! Deadline January 31, 2023! Details here: crest.science/wp-content/u...

Relativierung von Hamas-Terror: Wir werden leben Nach dem Anschlag in Israel ist für unsere Kolumnistin nichts mehr, wie es mal war. Sie appelliert an alle, den Terror der Hamas nicht zu relativieren.

"Ich wünschte, ich könnte mich auf eine Welt verlassen, die den Unterschied zwischen Terror und Verteidigung kennt. Aber ich werde gerade eines Besseren belehrt." Schluss mit dem Schweigen und der Empathielosigkeit. Jedes einzelne Wort von Erica Zingher. Seid solidarisch, hört zu, zeigt Empathie!

Danke auch von mir :-)

It really was a pleasure working on this paper with you @dariatisch.bsky.social #happy