Employment and Wage Gaps among Recent Canadian Male and Female Postsecondary Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Jehn, Anthony; Walters, David; Howells, Stephanie
Titel	Employment and Wage Gaps among Recent Canadian Male and Female Postsecondary Graduates
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 34 (2021) 3, S.724-746 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jehn, Anthony)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/s41307-019-00162-0
Schlagwörter	Gender Differences; Salary Wage Differentials; College Graduates; Engineering Education; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; National Surveys; Employment Opportunities; Community Colleges; Institutional Characteristics; Universities; Doctoral Degrees; Academic Degrees; Liberal Arts; Mathematics; Computer Science Education; Labor Force; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechterkonflikt; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Ingenieurausbildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Community college; Community College; University; Universität; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Mathematik; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Kanada
Abstract	Level of postsecondary schooling and field of study remain significant markers of social stratification. However, the extent to which these various types of postsecondary schooling influence the labor market outcomes of recent male and female graduates is unknown. Drawing on data from Statistics Canada's 2013 National Graduates Survey, we examine the employment status and gender gap in earnings among recent Canadian male and female graduates at different levels of postsecondary education and various fields of study, three years after graduation. The findings indicate substantial gender disparities in employment status across all types of postsecondary education. The gender gap in earnings is highest among trades and community college graduates, but effectively disappears for graduates with earned doctorate degrees. With respect to field of study, the gender wage gap is smallest among liberal arts graduates and largest among graduates with math-, computer science-, or engineering-related credentials. The policy implications associated with these findings should be of interest to international researchers as pay equity among men and women in the workforce remains a priority for all OECD countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01