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Although far more men than women (28.1% vs. 16.0%) entered college intending to major in science and engineering more men dropped a science major during college, so that by the end, the ratio of male to female majors in this particular college had fallen from 1.76:1 to the insignificantly different 1.08:1
Topic: Education
Source
Citation: Women in Academic Science: A Changing Landscape, pp. 97-98
Author(s): Ceci, Ginther, Kahn, Williams
Institution(s): Cornell University, University of Kansas, Boston University
Link:
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/pdf/Women-Academic-Science.pdf?utm_source=nytimes&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=pspitimes
Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 2014
Source: Secondary
Type: Statistical Analysis
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