Women and men go to university: Mathematical background and gender differences in choice of field in higher education

Sex Roles

Volumn 48, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 277-290

  Ayalon, Hanna ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Field of study; Gender composition; Gender gap; High school history; Higher education; Israel; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037236240     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022829522556     Document Type: Article

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