Gender segregation in higher education: an empirical test of seven explanations

Volume: 79, Issue: 1, Pages: 55 - 78
Published: Sep 3, 2019
Abstract
Gender segregation in higher education (GSHE) is recognized as a key factor to explain the persistence of gender inequalities in the labor market despite the reversal of gender gap in educational attainment. Women are systematically overrepresented in fields of study, such as social sciences and the humanities, which offer relatively poor labor market prospects; at the same time, they are underrepresented in fields that perform above the...
Paper Details
Title
Gender segregation in higher education: an empirical test of seven explanations
Published Date
Sep 3, 2019
Volume
79
Issue
1
Pages
55 - 78
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