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- Title
The Effects of Professor Gender on the Postgraduation Outcomes of Female Students.
- Authors
Mansour, Hani; Rees, Daniel I.; Rintala, Bryson M.; Wozny, Nathan N.
- Abstract
Although women earn approximately 50% of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) bachelor's degrees, more than 70% of scientists and engineers are men. The authors explore a potential determinant of this STEM gender gap using newly collected data on the career trajectories of United States Air Force Academy students. Specifically, they examine the effects of being assigned female math and science professors on occupation choice and postgraduate education. The results indicate that, among high-ability female students, being assigned a female professor leads to substantial increases in the probability of working in a STEM occupation and the probability of receiving a STEM master's degree.
- Subjects
UNITED States Air Force Academy; STEM occupations; WOMEN college teachers; WOMEN engineers; GENDER; OCCUPATIONAL science; BACHELOR'S degree
- Publication
ILR Review, 2022, Vol 75, Issue 3, p693
- ISSN
0019-7939
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0019793921994832