The influence of gender factor on development of stereotypical image of a specialist (lawyer) of future profession in students

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to find out the peculiarities of the influence of gender factor on the motivation of choosing the future legal profession and development of stereotypical image of a specialist of this profession in students. The research is based on an experimental method, measuring instruments and procedures of which (specially designed questionnaires) were focused on establishing the influence of gender factors on the development of future profession image in university students (on the example of future lawyers). Determining and describing the characteristics, selected for the experiment, made it possible to put them uniquely in ordinal scale, to highlight the linear arrangement of objects on some real line, and to make ranking. Factor analysis and variance analysis were used to process and interpret the measurement results. Results: taking into account gender aspects, it is suggested the following specific measures for improvement of the educational process of higher education institutions, namely: creation of equal opportunities for personal expression, expression of activity and initiative of students of both sexes; use of active communication of processes on the basis of “gender alignment” (organization of discussions and joint discussions of educational problems and professional practical situations, role-playing games with involvement of students of both sexes, use of collective methods and forms of organization of educational and cognitive activity of students in mixed groups); development of skills of gender reflection and partnership between students of different sexes; development of the ability of teachers to ensure gender equality in relation to the students audience.