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Male access and success in higher education

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posted on 2023-06-08, 13:28 authored by Jane Berry, Ed Foster, Ruth Lefever, Neil Raven, Liz Thomas, Ruth Woodfield
The gendered landscape of higher education (hereafter HE) has changed significantly over the past two decades. As has long been the case, men are more likely to secure graduatelevel employment after their degree, although the advantage over women in this respect is now marginal. Men still form the majority of faculty and HE managers. Since the early 1990s, however, women are now more likely to start an undergraduate course than men, to successfully complete it and to achieve a ‘good degree’. Although the gender gap is less significant beyond undergraduate study, women are also more likely to undertake post-graduate courses. The speed and scale of the change in undergraduate participation patterns makes it a social phenomenon meriting further attention.

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The Higher Education Academy

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1-42

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42.0

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York

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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The Higher Education Academy

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2012-11-07

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