Education and gender as variables in employment among university students

Abstract

The employment of young people in El Salvador is a changing and dynamic process that responds both to changes in markets and global economies as changes in the workforce, as well as the socioeconomic conditions of individuals. This article explores whether gender or academic degree have some influence on that placement. Thus, the aim of the research was to determine the incidence of socioeconomic variables in the employment of young Salvadorans. The type of study was quantitative to describe and analyze the labor positioning of graduates, through a descriptive, exploratory study (Hernandez, Fernandez and Baptist, 2014). A total sample of 732 young Salvadorans was estimated, which corresponds to an estimated level of confidence of 97 % with a margin of error of 4 %, and a random distribution and selection. Among the main results, gender did not show significance in terms of work sector or wage but it did in terms of whether the person is currently working while pursuing university studies.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11298/976
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v0i67.7494

Keywords: Young adults - Employment - El Salvador, Labor market - El Salvador, Job search, Job analysis, Education and employment - El Salvador.