Degrees of difference: Gender segregation of U.S. doctorates by field and program prestige

Sociological Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2017, Pages 123-150

  Weeden, Kim A ^a   Thébaud, Sarah ^b   Gelbgiser, Dafna ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Field segregation; Gender inequality; Gender segregation; Higher education; Prestige segregation; Women in STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040825519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23306696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15195/v4.a6     Document Type: Article

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