Page No 333-341
Shivangi Gupta,
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Shalu Kumari,
National Institute of Technology, Patna,
Chetna Jaiswal, and Tej Bahadur Singh,
Central University of South Bihar
It has always been a complex matrix of inquiry to examine the linkage between gender
and education, which is quite pronounced at the school level in our society. Academic
institutions are places that provide equal opportunity, cultivating an inclusive environment
that nurtures diverse perspectives and fosters scholarly excellence. In our society,
students’ career aspirations are influenced mostly by beliefs and conceptions about
what men and women can normally be rather than by their potential, interests, values,
and special abilities. The present study aims to understand the gender differences
among school boys and girls regarding their career aspirations, self-esteem, and
academic achievement. Purposive sampling was used to obtain 100(52 boys and 48
girls) school-aged adolescents. The gender difference was assessed using a betweengroup design. A significant gender difference was found between school boys and girls
in their career aspirations, with girls having higher aspirations than boys