| Abstract [eng] |
SUMMARY According to official Lithuanian statistics, there is a traditional gender divide in occupations in Lithuania. Research on the motives for choosing a career has so far focused only on young people, and there is a lack of research that provides a comprehensive picture of career choices across all age groups. The aim of this study was to identify the motives behind the occupational choices of Lithuanian women and men and to provide solutions to the problem. The theoretical part of the study includes an analysis of the labour market, theories of occupational choice, the stereotype, and the link between the stereotype and the motives for occupational choice. The empirical study was carried out by administering questionnaires to the respondents, whose questions were formulated on the basis of a theoretical analysis. The answers of the respondents were compared on the basis of the following attributes: age, gender, education, personal characteristics. The survey found that men and women's motives for choosing an occupation hardly differ, but an overwhelming majority of respondents reported a lack of information about occupations, which in our view accounts for the unequal participation of men and women in the labour market in terms of occupations. |
