Gender-Role Stereotyping As a Correlate of Career Aspirations among Gifted Senior Secondary School Students

This study examined gender-role stereotyping as a correlate of career aspirations among gifted senior secondary school students in Niger State, Nigeria, using descriptive survey design and a sample size of 178 senior secondary school two (SSS-II) gifted students through purposive sampling technique. Three instruments were used for data collection, namely: Occupational Checklist (OCL); Personal Attitudes Questionnaire (PAQ) and Attitudes towards Students Scale for Adolescents (ASSA). Findings from the study show that male students were interested in a significantly greater number of careers and they showed greater gender-role flexibility in their career aspirations than their male counterparts. The male students, on the other hand, aspired for careers that were significantly higher in education attainment and prestige level. It is concluded that the strength and direction of the relationships between career aspirations and gender-related personality attributes varied by gender. Based on the findings, recommendations were made among others that; Gifted students should be given relevant resources and opportunities if they are to have equal opportunities in life beyond schoo