Young women have more career choices but why more anxiety?

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Our study raises other questions for future research. Nominating careers within the same traditional fields raises significant questions. For example, do young women choose them because they still resemble a linear trajectory, one that is easier to comprehend and more secure? To what extent are they aware that their post-school journeys are going to be less linear than the career pathways previously experienced by those typically advising young women, such as family and teachers? And how can we improve career education, not only in schools, but also beyond the classroom?

Period5 Sept 2023

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  • TitleYoung women have more career choices but why more anxiety?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletBERA Blog
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date5/09/23
    DescriptionOur study raises other questions for future research. Nominating careers within the same traditional fields raises significant questions. For example, do young women choose them because they still resemble a linear trajectory, one that is easier to comprehend and more secure? To what extent are they aware that their post-school journeys are going to be less linear than the career pathways previously experienced by those typically advising young women, such as family and teachers? And how can we improve career education, not only in schools, but also beyond the classroom?
    URLhttps://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/young-women-have-more-career-choices-but-why-more-anxiety
    PersonsLucas Walsh, Jo Gleeson, Beatriz Gallo Cordoba, Blake Cutler

Keywords

  • Career education
  • career counselling
  • Career Conversations
  • career anxiety