Gender Difference in Higher Education in China and its Influencing Factors

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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_287How to use a DOI?

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Gender Differences; Stereotypes; Higher education

Abstract

Equity in education is the primary task of social development. But there is still a big difference in higher education, many families cannot afford the high tuition fees of higher education due to the backward economy. In particular, females have fewer opportunities to receive higher education than males. Due to the influence of family and “boys study science and girls study liberal arts”, there is a big gap in the proportion of male and female students. Meanwhile, in the current job market, males and females are faced with the problem of “equal pay for equal work”. Males earn more than females and are more likely to be promoted than females. It is also because of this that females choose to upgrade their personal education to achieve the same or higher salary level than males.

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AU  - Pengjun Fan
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Gender Difference in Higher Education in China and its Influencing Factors
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 2455
SN  - 2352-5398
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