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The Transformation in Gender Inequality in Tertiary Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Francis G. Castles  and
Jane Marceau
Francis G. Castles
Affiliation:
Public Policy, Australian National University
Jane Marceau
Affiliation:
Public Policy, Australian National University
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Abstract

Between 1960 and 1981 there was a very substantial increase in female enrolment and a move towards a much lessened degree of gender inequality in tertiary education in most advanced industrial societies. The article seeks to locate the main determinants of cross-national variance in gender inequality at both time points and of change across time. The hypotheses examined suggest the influence of a variety of economic, social structural, political, demographic and attitudinal variables and a multivariate analysis demonstrates that all are implicated in the transformation of educational policy outcomes during the period.

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 493 - 507
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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