Session 169:
Gender in Higher Education
Chair: Kia Sorensen, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Discussant: Thomas A. DiPrete, Columbia University
The Female Advantage in College Academic Achievements and Horizontal Sex Segregation Sigal Alon, Tel Aviv University ; Dafna Gelbgiser, Cornell University
Fewer Diplomas for Men: The Influence of College Experiences on the Gender Gap in College Graduation Stephanie Ewert, University of Washington
Peer Effects and Gender in the College Classroom Kristin Jones, Hartwick College ; Carlena Cochi Ficano, Hartwick College
Early Childhood Education: A Promising Context for Promoting Low-Income Mothers’ Postsecondary Success P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Northwestern University ; Teresa Eckrich Sommer, Northwestern University
Other sessions on Economy, Labor Force, Education and Inequality