Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in Career Selection: A Case Study of Junior High School Students

Abstract

This study discusses the Analysis of Gender Stereotypes in Career Selection in SMPN 1 Pallangga Students. The main studies of this study are: (1) Gender stereotypes at the time of career selection for female students of SMPN 1 Pallangga. (2) Factors that cause gender stereotypes on career selection in female students of SMPN 1 Pallangga. (3) The impact of gender stereotypes on career choices for female students at SMPN 1 Pallangga. Data collection was carried out through interviews and observation. The research results obtained are: (1) Gender stereotypes that occur, that is, the male gender is stronger than the female gender, men are considered to have an important role compared to women, men will be leaders while women are more suitable in the kitchen and being a housewife, (2) Factors that cause gender stereotypes, namely parenting and culture. The parenting style that causes gender stereotypes is authoritarian parenting where parents hold power and this has an impact on stereotypes by providing support for the female gender to choose a career, and other factors, namely the patriarchal culture adopted which provides a wall between women and men. man. (3) The impact of gender stereotypes is that children experience indecision, children do not know which career to choose, they lose their way in choosing a career, many children drop out of school, children choose the wrong career, many children feel that they do not match the chosen career.