In spite of women\'s increasing enrollment in higher education, women have been
concentrated on female-dominated majors which do not require mathematical backgrounds,
whereas men have been concentrated on science, engineering which require mathematical
background. This study investigated highschool student\'s choice of curriculum which is based
on math and science. The participants of this study were high school students in Seoul. Data
were collected by the questionnaire which includes questions on preference of subject matter,
career plan, conception of sex differences and demographic factors. Female student who chose
the curriculum which was based math and science tended to have strong confidence about their
aptitudes, whereas male students who chose the curriculum which was based on math and
science tended to have occupational aspiration of their careers. This study suggests policy
implications intervention programs which encourage girls‘ better achievement and pursue
careers in math.