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There is a large effect size (d=0.93) on the Things-People dimension, with men prefering to work with things and women prefering to work with people

Topic: Dimorphism

Source

Citation: Men and things, women and people: a meta-analysis of sex differences in interests.

Author(s): Su, Rounds, Armstrong

Institution(s): University of Illinois at Urbana

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19883140

Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 2009

Source: Primary

Type: Statistical Analysis

Discussion

Other Notes:

“The present study suggests that interests may play a critical role in gendered occupational choices and gender disparity in the STEM fields.”