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White, Patrick; Smith, Emma – Oxford Review of Education, 2022
Increasing the number of women in the STEM labour market has been presented by policymakers and industry representatives as an opportunity to address purported skill shortages in the sector. National governments have spent considerable sums on initiatives aimed at increasing the proportion of girls and women who study science and work in STEM…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Females, STEM Education, Majors (Students)
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Lalley, Christopher; Houston, John; Gasteen, Anne – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
We quantify the returns to higher education for degree disciplines, namely 'professional' degrees, Medicine/Dentistry, Law, Accountancy and Psychology, within the UK from 2007 to 2015. We estimate the returns to education in the form of employment and wage premia associated with each subject. Our analysis contributes to the existing literature on…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Gender Bias, Wages, Income