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Percentage of countries that have achieved gender parity in their gross enrollment ratio, by education level, 2000 and 2017. Gender parity in education can be calculated by dividing the number of female students at a given level of education by the number of male students at the same level. The resulting value is called a gender parity score. [9]
In the United States, gender was a defining characteristic of nontraditional students, with women (particularly older women) being viewed as unusual; but gender is no longer a defining characteristic of nontraditional students in the United States due to women making up most of the college population and the decline of male students. [6]: 4
In a study of 220 universities in the United States, 84% of them offered single-gender scholarships. The study assessed whether these universities were discriminatory if there are 4 or more women-only scholarships compared to men-only, and described 68.5% as discriminatory against men. [ 58 ]
The education of women in the United States: A guide to theory, teaching, and research (Routledge, 2014). online; Nash, Margaret A. "The historiography of education for girls and women in the United States." in William J Reese, William J. and John J. Rury, eds. Rethinking the History of American Education (2008) pp 143–159. excerpt
(The Center Square) – The college enrollment of white students has been dropping by a larger percentage than any other race bracket, while anti-white college courses abound.
Women are outpacing men in higher education at a record rate. The causes of this disparity are complex and won't be easy to fix.
Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. Whether women earn a post-secondary certificate or graduate from a ...
The utilization of Gender Parity Index (GPI) by economists enables comprehensive monitoring and assessment of a nation's economic progress from a gender equality perspective. [3] It is believed by many economists that gender inequality results in economic consequences such as increased unemployment, decreased output, and vast income inequality. [8]