Saavedra-Acuna, C., & Quezada-Espinoza, M. (2021, July), A Study of Gender Differences in Career Choice in STEM Disciplines: the Case of Chilean Students  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--36615

\bibitem{asee_peer_36615}
  Saavedra-Acuna, C., \& Quezada-Espinoza, M. (2021, July), \emph{A Study of Gender Differences in Career Choice in STEM Disciplines: the Case of Chilean Students}
  Paper presented at 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference.
  10.18260/1-2--36615

Cristian Saavedra-Acuna and Monica Quezada-Espinoza.  "A Study of Gender Differences in Career Choice in STEM Disciplines: the Case of Chilean Students".  2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2021.  https://peer.asee.org/36615 Internet.  22 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_36615}
  Cristian Saavedra-Acuna and Monica Quezada-Espinoza.
  "A Study of Gender Differences in Career Choice in STEM Disciplines: the Case of Chilean Students".
  \emph{2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual Conference, 2021, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2021.
  https://peer.asee.org/36615 Internet.  22 Apr, 2024

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title = "A Study of Gender Differences in Career Choice in STEM Disciplines: the Case of Chilean Students"
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year = "2021"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Historically, women's participation worldwide in STEM disciplines has been lower than men's
participation. Related literature recognizes that the engineering area is one of the most segregated
occupations gender-wise. According to the OECD, the percentage of women who enroll in their
first year in STEM disciplines does not exceed 19.8%. In Chile, the number of students who
pursue a tertiary education diploma or degree has been increasing steadily in recent years; this is
due to the strengthening of the Chilean educational ecosystem incorporating various modalities of
schools and study programs. Despite the above, Chilean women's participation in STEM areas is
not higher than the previously mentioned average. Our main objective is to analyze trends on this
topic for Chilean students based on the following variables: type of institution, school shift and
modality, age of students, and career type. We made a percentage analysis to investigate trends
over time about students' gender within the variables: (1) type of institution (Community College,
Professional Institute, and University); (2) school shift and modality (daytime face-to-face class,
evening face-to-face class, and online class); (3) age of students; and (4) type of career (first or
second career). We analyzed the responses given by n = 3,208,211 students entering the first year
of higher education (registered data from 2008 to 2020). According to the results obtained, we
assume that participation in women's careers in STEM disciplines has been gradually increasing.
However, we find that the differences between males and females who hold a university career
remain constant over time. Results suggest that further study is needed to investigate the
predictors and correlates of students' career choices qualitative measures to support and more
clearly interpret the numerical findings.
AU  - Cristian Saavedra-Acuna
AU  - Monica Quezada-Espinoza
CY  - Virtual Conference
DA  - 2021/07/26
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - A Study of Gender Differences in Career Choice in STEM Disciplines: the Case of Chilean Students
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/36615
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--36615
ER  -