A new study published in Open Psychology finds that changing how health care professions are labeled—whether through gender-fair pair forms (e.g., “female and male nurses”), the traditional masculine generic, or omitting the title entirely—does not significantly influence adolescents’ reported career interest or their anticipated sense of belonging in these roles.
Gender-fair job titles don’t shift teen career aspirations in health care, study finds
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