Gender differences in student dropout in STEM.

Autor/inn/en	Isphording, Ingo E.; Qendrai, Pamela
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Gender differences in student dropout in STEM. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede bei Studienabbrüchen in MINT-Fächern.
Quelle	Bonn (2019), 15 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA research report. 87
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bildungsforschung; Empirische Forschung; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Panel; Bildungschance; Frau; Bildungsertrag; Informatik; Mathematik; Ingenieurwissenschaft; Naturwissenschaften; Studium; Abbruch; Geschlechterverteilung; Geschlechtsspezifik; Technik; Mann; NEPS (National Educational Panel Study)
Abstract	"The misrepresentation of females among STEM graduates is believed to be an important driver behind the gender gap in labor market success. While barriers to entry into STEM for female students have gained strong attention by education researchers, subsequent gender differences in the persistence of pursuing STEM studies are less well understood. In this research note, we quantify the gender gap in dropout out of STEM using a representative student survey in Germany and apply a descriptive decomposition technique to differentiate between gender differences driven by differences in observed characteristics and behavioral differences. Our results point to a significant gap in dropout rates that cannot be explained by observable characteristics. Rather, female students in STEM appear to be positively selected in terms of the study capital, yet display higher dropout rates than their male counterparts. We discuss potential behavioral explanations and provide recommendations for policy interventions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2019/3