Turning the gender tables: evidence of students’ awareness of a reversal in gender status between academic and occupational contexts

This study investigates young people’s awareness of gender differences in achievement and their reversal between educational occupational contexts. Girls are generally more academically successful than boys but men still enjoy a superior position the professional world. The present therefore aimed to determine whether students were aware gap, explore characteristics associated with high low status groups (competence warmth) attributed girls way that is consistent perceived achievement-related status. From sixth grade bachelor’s degree level, 638 (347 290 boys, Mage = 15.98) rated boys’ girls’ academic middle school, school university, as well men’s women’s They also assessed male female students’ warmth competence at respective levels. Overall, participants seemed be contexts, where they highest girls, context, which having youngest have limited inequalities world suggesting understanding dynamics increases age. Furthermore, competent not necessarily warmer students, might considered non-traditional subgroup. set perceptions different, yet important, implications for experience maintenance hierarchy.