How Is the Career Choice of a Medical Speciality Dependent on Gender Inequality in the Region

Lenka Šlegerová

No 2022/12, Working Papers IES from Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies

Abstract: Using a unique survey of almost 2,000 Czech and Slovak medical students run in 2020 and 2021, the paper investigates whether gender inequality and stereotypes as proxied by the gender unemployment rate gap drive students' choices of specialities. The data suggest that the higher the gender unemployment rate gap in the region (by 1 p.p.), the higher the probability its permanent residents choose a respective gender-dominated speciality (by 3.9 p.p.). This effect is driven by men in the sample. However, women report significantly more frequently encountering discrimination during the undergraduate training (41% vs 23%), presumably influencing their speciality choices. The study demonstrates the need to combat the prevalent gender stereotypes and discriminatory behaviour.

Keywords: gender inequality; medical speciality choice; unemployment gap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I18 I23 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2022-06, Revised 2022-06
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