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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author VINCENT-LANCRIN, Stéphan
Title The reversal of gender inequalities in higher education : an on-going trend
Publication year 2008
Source/Footnote In: Higher Education to 2030 / OECD. - Vol. 1: Demography. - Paris : OECD, 2008. - S. 265 - 298
Inventory number 27776
Keywords Frauen in der Wissenschaft ; Frauenstudium ; OECD/OCDE
Abstract This chapter analyses gender inequalities in participation in higher education and degree awards in OECD member countries. After documenting these inequalities, in both quantitative and qualitative terms, and presenting the main possible explanations for their reversal, we show that this new trend is more than likely to persist in coming decades. While it should probably continue to help reduce the wage inequalities which disadvantage women, its other possible social consequences have yet to be studied. However, in terms of educational inequalities, it would seem that in promoting equal opportunities for men and women the focus can no longer be solely on women. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)
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