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Women have been graduating college at higher rates than men since the early 1980s

Topic: Education


Source

Citation: The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap, pp. 134-135

Author(s): Goldin, Katz, Kuziemko

Institution(s):



Link: http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ321/orazem/goldin_college.pdf





Nation(s): United States

Year(s): 2006

Source: Primary

Type: Statistical Analysis


Discussion

Other Notes:

“The substantial decrease in the ratio of male-to-female undergraduates is apparent for all types of institutions including research universities, liberal arts colleges, public institutions, and private institutions; for both full-time and part-time enrollment; and for all ethnic and racial subgroups.” (p. 138)

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