Item #817
Women have been graduating college with bachelor's degrees at higher rates than men since the early 1990s
Topic: EducationSource
Citation: The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap, pp. 136 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 AnalysisDiscussion
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)