Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: A social psychological analysis
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Santos, Maria Helena
Amâncio, Lígia
Abstract / Description
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.
Keyword(s)
gender segregation politics medicine gender asymmetries gender unawareness meritocratic individualism segregação de género política medicina assimetrias de género inconsciência do género individualismo meritocráticoPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-06-22
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
4
Issue
1
Page numbers
427–443
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
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peerReviewed
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Santos, M. H., & Amâncio, L. (2016). Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: A social psychological analysis. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 4(1), 427–443. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v4i1.487
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Santos, Maria Helena
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Amâncio, Lígia
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Date of first publication2016-06-22
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Abstract / DescriptionResearch 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationSantos, M. H., & Amâncio, L. (2016). Gender inequalities in highly qualified professions: A social psychological analysis. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 4(1), 427–443. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v4i1.487en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1396
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1757
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v4i1.487
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Keyword(s)gender segregationen_US
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Keyword(s)politicsen_US
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Keyword(s)medicineen_US
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Keyword(s)gender asymmetriesen_US
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Keyword(s)gender unawarenessen_US
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Keyword(s)meritocratic individualismen_US
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Keyword(s)segregação de géneropt-PT
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Keyword(s)políticapt-PT
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Keyword(s)medicinapt-PT
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Keyword(s)assimetrias de géneropt-PT
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Keyword(s)inconsciência do géneropt-PT
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Keyword(s)individualismo meritocráticopt-PT
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleGender inequalities in highly qualified professions: A social psychological analysisen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers427–443
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Volume4
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