Gender-related aspects of occupational prestige

Counseling and Research on Nontraditional Careers: A Caveat

“…For women, then, nontraditional careers may be a mixed blessing in terms of prestige. Additional evidence to support this contention was provided by the results of our recent study (Beyard-Tyler & Haring, 1984). We found that in professions such as architecture and medicine prestige is attached to the gender of the jobholder as well as to the job.…”

Men's Decisions To Enter or Avoid Nontraditional Occupations

“…For example, women are accorded higher prestige ratings than men in traditionally female occupations (Jacobs & Powell, 1985;Powell & Jacobs, 1984). Beyard-Tyler and Haring (1984) found a decrease in the prestige college students accorded to male jobholders in both professional and nonprofessional occupations traditionally associated with women. Men who enter traditionally female occupations report feeling a loss of status compared with their male counterparts who are matched in educational and employment experience yet are employed in tradi-tionally male occupations (Hesselbart, 1977).…”

Prestige and Social Standing of Growth Occupations, 1982–1995

“…A test of the assumption showed it was satisfied to a substantial degree. Similarly, in recent years the women's movement has resulted in studies that consider the effects of sex, sexism, discrimination, and participation on prestige (Beyard-Tyler 8c Haring, 1984;Bose 8c Rossi, 1983;Crino, White, & DeSanctis, 1983;England, 1979;McClendon, 1976;White, Crino, 8c DeSanctis, 1981). T h e role of personality was also examined and found to have a relationship with establishing a hierarchy of status (Peraino 8c Willerman, 1983).…”