Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis
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Resumo: | Research in social and political psychology contributes towards understanding the persistence of job market gender segregation prevailing in recent decades, the consequences for those involved and their reactions when having to cope with gender inequality. Within the framework of the literature on shared ideologies that justify and legitimize discrimination against women, this article focuses on Portugal and analyses the particular case of women in two highly qualified professions traditionally carried out by men – politics and medicine. Drawing on the results of quantitative and qualitative studies, our analytical approach demonstrates how while a majority of participants show awareness of the existence of gender inequality in these markedly masculine professions, meritocratic individualism and personal attributions to discrimination are the recurring explanations rather than any gender-based account. These results allow us to highlight the relevance of gender-based analysis as an ideology and furthermore to argue that ignoring this perspective not only diminishes individual responsibility for social change but also perpetuates gender asymmetries. |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysisGender segregationPoliticsMedicineGender asymmetriesGender unawarenessMeritocratic individualismResearch in social and political psychology contributes towards understanding the persistence of job market gender segregation prevailing in recent decades, the consequences for those involved and their reactions when having to cope with gender inequality. Within the framework of the literature on shared ideologies that justify and legitimize discrimination against women, this article focuses on Portugal and analyses the particular case of women in two highly qualified professions traditionally carried out by men – politics and medicine. Drawing on the results of quantitative and qualitative studies, our analytical approach demonstrates how while a majority of participants show awareness of the existence of gender inequality in these markedly masculine professions, meritocratic individualism and personal attributions to discrimination are the recurring explanations rather than any gender-based account. These results allow us to highlight the relevance of gender-based analysis as an ideology and furthermore to argue that ignoring this perspective not only diminishes individual responsibility for social change but also perpetuates gender asymmetries.PsychOpen2017-01-09T17:16:47Z2016-01-01T00:00:00Z20162019-04-22T12:12:19Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/12317eng2195-332510.5964/jspp.v4i1.487Santos, M. H.Amâncio, L.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-09T17:44:30Zoai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/12317Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:21:07.757864Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis Santos, M. H. Gender segregation Politics Medicine Gender asymmetries Gender unawareness Meritocratic individualism |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: a social psychological analysis |
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Santos, M. H. |
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Santos, M. H. Amâncio, L. |
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Amâncio, L. |
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Santos, M. H. Amâncio, L. |
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Gender segregation Politics Medicine Gender asymmetries Gender unawareness Meritocratic individualism |
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Gender segregation Politics Medicine Gender asymmetries Gender unawareness Meritocratic individualism |
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Research in social and political psychology contributes towards understanding the persistence of job market gender segregation prevailing in recent decades, the consequences for those involved and their reactions when having to cope with gender inequality. Within the framework of the literature on shared ideologies that justify and legitimize discrimination against women, this article focuses on Portugal and analyses the particular case of women in two highly qualified professions traditionally carried out by men – politics and medicine. Drawing on the results of quantitative and qualitative studies, our analytical approach demonstrates how while a majority of participants show awareness of the existence of gender inequality in these markedly masculine professions, meritocratic individualism and personal attributions to discrimination are the recurring explanations rather than any gender-based account. These results allow us to highlight the relevance of gender-based analysis as an ideology and furthermore to argue that ignoring this perspective not only diminishes individual responsibility for social change but also perpetuates gender asymmetries. |
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