Gender features of professional competence of future economists

Abstract

The article analyzes the results of empirical study of gender peculiarities of professional competence of students of economic profi le. The problem of forming the professional competence of future economists has a priority direction, which is caused by increasing the attention of society and the state to the competitiveness and effi ciency of economic education. On the other hand, it is important to take into account the infl uence of gender aspects on the formation of a person’s professional competence, because it is not only a process of professional development of the individual, but also the choice of life path, as well as its relationship with the social environment and personal personal social experience. The problem of gender professional competence, despite its relevance, remains poorly understood. This creates the preconditions for thorough research related to identifying the gender traits of future economists’ professional competence formation. The purpose of the article is to present the results of an empirical study of gender peculiarities of future economists’ professional competence. Most economics students are found to have moderate and low levels of professional maladaptation; integration of lifestyles, that is, the desire for a balanced integration of different aspects of one’s life; intellectual type of professional orientation. Most students are also characterized by their communication skills, emotional balance and a focus on full responsibility for the end result and the average level of development of refl ectivity. The gender peculiarities of the professional competence of future economists are revealed. Male students were found to be significantly more likely to have professional maladaptation. Male students are characterized by career orientations such as management, autonomy, and challenge. For students, such as: service, stability and integration into the realms of life. A signifi cant difference was found between the indicators of boys and girls by types of professional orientation, namely: the boys are dominated by realistic and intellectual types; girls have the predominant type and the conventional type. The results of dissatisfaction with the current life situation as well as internal confl ict have no significant differences by gender in our study sample. The results of the study of gender features of the level of refl ectivity indicate that girls have a signifi cantly higher level of refl ectivity.