Perceptions of guidance counsellors concerning their intervention practices in schools : a feminist analysis
According to Statistics Canada, women are under-represented as students in the faculties of science and mathematics. Gender socialization has been identified as the most determining factor in girl-career choices. In our research, we studied the role and practice of New Brunswick francophone career counsellors when guiding high school girls in their career choices. Among other findings of this qualitative study, our results point to the need for systematic gender-awareness training for career counsellors. Such training would enable career counsellors to better recognize the particular career-choice trajectories of young women, which would in turn improve their practice as career counsellors.