Gender Segregation in Fields of Study at Community Colleges and Implications for Future Earnings. Fact Sheet #C395 / Layla Moughari, Rhiana Gunn-Wright and Barbara Gault.

Postsecondary education yields myriad benefits, including increased earnings potential, higher lifetime wages, and access to quality jobs. But postsecondary degrees are not all equal in the benefits they bring to students, and women tend to obtain degrees in fields with lower earnings. Women with as...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors:	Moughari, Layla, Gunn-Wright, Rhiana (Author), Gault, Barbara (Author)
Corporate Author:	Institute for Women's Policy Research
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2012.
Subjects:	Community Colleges. Two Year College Students. Gender Bias. Females. Associate Degrees. Salaries. Wages. Labor Market. Equal Opportunities (Jobs) Parent Responsibility. Child Rearing. Majors (Students) Occupations. Gender Differences.