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Item #821

Gender parity in college graduation was reached in the top quartile of socioeconomic status by 1972

Topic: Education

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Source

Citation: The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap, p. 147
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

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Discussion

Other Notes:

"The bottom line is that the new gender gap favoring females is found throughout the socioeconomic status distribution. In contrast to the traditional pattern, the female advantage has become greatest (at least in proportional terms) for the children of families with low socioeconomic status." (p. 148)