Four research projects won the international call for proposals launched in May. In total, 21 proposals were submitted and reviewed by a LIVES Board Committee and one external reviewer. They were ranked on the following criteria: expertise, originality, feasibility, interdisciplinarity, output potential, international collaboration as well as the correspondence to LIVES major research goals.

Young men have higher career aspirations than young women. By the age of 15, young people are already adjusting their career aspirations to what they consider to be realistic possibilities in relation to their educational background. Various factors seem to influence vocational aspirations: social status of the occupation, type of post-compulsory education, level of parental education.