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Weeden, Kim A.; Gelbgiser, Dafna; Morgan, Stephen L. – Sociology of Education, 2020
In the United States, women are more likely than men to enter and complete college, but they remain underrepresented among baccalaureates in science-related majors. We show that in a cohort of college entrants who graduated from high school in 2004, men were more than twice as likely as women to complete baccalaureate degrees in science,…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, STEM Education, Majors (Students), Academic Persistence
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Dorime-Williams, Marjorie L.; Giani, Matt – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Participation rates in postsecondary education vary greatly by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES). In addition to issues of access, there are also problems with retention and persistence across higher education; improving retention and degree attainment for students continues to be an issue for higher education professionals.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Participation, Racial Differences, Ethnicity