Young Women Choosing Careers: Who Decides?

Joanne Gleeson; Lucas Walsh; Beatriz Gallo Cordoba; Maša Mikola; Cathy Waite; Blake Cutler

doi:10.26180/20448213.v1

Young Women Choosing Careers: Who Decides?

Joanne Gleeson
, Lucas Walsh
, Beatriz Gallo Cordoba
, Maša Mikola
, Cathy Waite
, Blake Cutler

Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research

Abstract

The paper explores the question: When selecting their career choices at school, how much choice do young women really have and who or what shapes their perceived choices? Published by the Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, this report draws on the responses of over 1,300 (1,339) female students in Years 10 - 12 at four schools in Victoria, Australia. The schools included government, Catholic school independent secondary schools from a range of socio-economic areas.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Melbourne Vic Australia
Publisher	Monash University
Number of pages	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26180/20448213.v1
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

young women
careers education
Youth employment
Secondary education
Schooling
CYPEP
female students

Access to Document

10.26180/20448213.v1Licence: CC BY-NC-ND

394501101-oaFinal published version, 1.91 MBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

2 Abstract
1 Chapter (Book)
1 Other contribution

Theorising and preparing students for precarity: how can leaders and educators better prepare students to enter an increasingly insecure workforce?
Walsh, L. & Gleeson, J., 2024, Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity. Heffernan, A. & Wilkinson, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 7-19 13 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Career anxiety and uncertainty: an empirical study of young Australian voices
Gleeson, J. & Walsh, L., 29 Nov 2023. 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

Open Access
File
Managing career uncertainty and anxiety: the power of career conversations
Gleeson, J. & Walsh, L., 2023, 5 p. Melbourne Vic Australia : Education Services Australia Ltd.
Research output: Other contribution › Other

Open Access

Young women have more career choices but why more anxiety?
Walsh, L., Gleeson, J., Gallo Cordoba, B. & Cutler, B.
5/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
Helping school leavers with career choices
Walsh, L.
29/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next
Walsh, L. & Gleeson, J.
28/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature

School of Education, Culture and Society Award for Engagement and Industry Collaboration
Walsh, L. (Recipient), Gleeson, J. (Recipient), Cutler, B. (Recipient), Deng, Z. (Recipient), Huynh, B. (Recipient), Wilks, L. (Recipient) & Bui, A. (Recipient), 24 Nov 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

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Young Women Choosing Careers: Who Decides?

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Research output

Theorising and preparing students for precarity: how can leaders and educators better prepare students to enter an increasingly insecure workforce?

Career anxiety and uncertainty: an empirical study of young Australian voices

Managing career uncertainty and anxiety: the power of career conversations

Press/Media

Young women have more career choices but why more anxiety?

Helping school leavers with career choices

‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next

Prizes

School of Education, Culture and Society Award for Engagement and Industry Collaboration

Cite this