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The British Patriarchy: What does it mean for young Men and Women?
This internalises and normalises harassment and abuse of women. Young women, like my two younger sisters, even in 2024, grow up in a country...
The Wessex Scene Online
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Social infertility: why birth rates hit an all-time low
A 2021 study in Norway found that the rate of male childlessness was 72% among the lowest fiv...
BBC News
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Sep 19, 2018 · This robust upward trend toward gender parity in earned degrees sharply contrasts with the second trend, that of the distribution of men and women across undergraduate fields of study, or horizontal segregation. Unlike the former trend, this one can be characterized by stagnation.
- Ann L. Mullen, Jayne Baker
- 2018
Nov 8, 2021 · Women (44%) are more likely than men (39%) to say not being able to afford college is a major reason they don’t have a bachelor’s degree. Men and women are about equally likely to say needing to work to help support their family was a major impediment.
- Patterns in Access and Educational Outcomes
- Barriers to Equal Access, Participation, and Outcomes
- Policy Approaches
Gender
Women are much more likely to go to university than men and have been for many years. They are also more likely to complete their studies and gain a first or upper second-class degree. However, after graduation, men are more likely to be in ‘highly skilled’ employment or further study just after graduation. Male graduate average earnings are around 9% higher than female earnings one year after graduation. This earnings gap grows substantially over their early careers and reaches 31% ten years...
Ethnicity
White pupils are less likely than any other broad ethnic group to go to higher education. Pupils from Chinese, Indian, and Black African backgrounds have the highest entry rates. Black Caribbean pupils have particularly low entry rates to more prestigious universities. Black students are more likely to drop out from higher education than other ethnic groups and least likely to achieve a first or upper second-class degree. In contrast, White students are least likely to drop out and most likel...
Disability
Students with reported disabilities have in the past been more likely to drop out from higher education and less likely to achieve a first or upper second-class degree than other students. However, the latest data shows this situation has reversed, although the differences are relatively small and there is variation by type of disability. Those who reported a mental health disability have the highest drop-out rates. Disabled students are less likely to be in highly skilled employment or highe...
Several factors have been identified as barriers to greater equality in higher education for students from different backgrounds. These include: 1. The prior attainment of students. 2. Insufficient advice and support both before and during university. 3. Financial concerns that deter young people from applying and can have a detrimental impact on e...
The Government, the OfS, and individual higher education providers (HEPs) all play a role in improving access, participation, and outcomes for students.
- Joe Lewis, Paul Bolton, Susan Hubble
- 2021
Nov 15, 2021 · Young women are more likely to be enrolled in college today than young men, and among those ages 25 and older, women are more likely than men to have a four-year college degree. The gap in college completion is even wider among younger adults ages 25 to 34.
Nov 23, 2016 · Unlike modernization processes that likely affect men and women equally, such as educational expansion and growing wealth, specifically these conditions might explain why women’s educational attainment has risen compared to men’s in many countries and cohorts.
- Margriet van Hek, Gerbert Kraaykamp, Maarten H. J. Wolbers
- 2016
Jan 31, 2019 · Research Article. Exploring gender differences in achievement through student voice: Critical insights and analyses. W. Marc Jackman. & Judith Morrain-Webb. |. Carol Fuller. (Reviewing editor) Article: 1567895 | Received 24 Nov 2018, Accepted 05 Jan 2019, Published online: 31 Jan 2019. Cite this article.
May 18, 2022 · Gender disparity in higher education is changing whereby female are dominating male students. This paper is an attempt to identify the factors that are causing less male participation in higher education based on a systematic review of the literature. To conduct a systematic review, PRISMA statement guidelines are used.
