Marte Olsen

Avhandlingen

The doctoral thesis

Prøveforelesning over oppgitt emne holdes kl. 12.15 i Auditorium Cortex

«Children's integration of gender-related beliefs about others and beliefs about the self.»

 Auditoriet er åpent for publikum, men vil også bli strømmet / The auditorium is open to the public. The defense will still be streamed

Disputasen starter 14.15 i Auditorium Cortex

Auditoriumet er åpent for publikum, men vil også bli strømmet/The auditorium is open to the public. The defense will be streamed

Opptak av disputasen vil være tilgjengelig i et døgn. / A recording of the disputation will be available for 24 hours.

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Opponents’ ex auditorio should sign up to leader of defense by e-mail to: matthias.mittner@uit.no

Populærvitenskapelig sammendrag av avhandlingen:

This dissertation explores why fewer men enter communal roles (e.g., nursing). Despite the importance of these jobs, men are strongly underrepresented. We investigate this issue by exploring the development of aspirations in children. We conducted four studies reported in three papers. The first study found that children’s aspirations toward communal jobs are linked to their traditional gender beliefs, their self-perceptions, and the lower status associated with communal jobs. Both boys and girls preferred high-status jobs in the second experimental study, but boys reported that high-status jobs were more important to them. Additionally, the last study investigated students in communal programs, where we found that male students feel less fit and belonging with their degree program and had stronger intentions to quit. Thus, to involve more men in these communal roles, we should boost the status of these jobs and create an environment where men feel they belong.

Hovedveileder

Professor Sarah Elisabeth Martiny, Institutt for psykologi, UiT – Norges arktiske universitet

Biveiledere

Forsker II Kjærsti Thorsteinsen, NORCE

Bedømmelseskomité

Professor Emerita Rebecca Bigler, The University of Texas of Austin - 1. opponent.

Førsteamanuensis Carlo Tomasetto, University of Bologna - 2. opponent.

Førsteamanuensis Rannveig Grøm Sæle, Institutt for psykologi, UiT- Norges arktiske universitet – leder av komité.

Disputasleder: Professor Matthias Mittner, Institutt for psykologi, UiT – Norges arktiske universitet