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Gender Differences in the Early Career Outcomes of College Graduates: The Influence of Sex-Type of Degree Field Across Four Cohorts

Kimberlee A. Shauman
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences August 2016, 2 (4) 152-193; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2016.2.4.06
Kimberlee A. Shauman
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    Distribution of Female Baccalaureates, by Time-Varying Degree Field %FEMALE

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    Distribution of Male Baccalaureates, by Time-Varying Degree Field %FEMALE

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    Distribution of Female Baccalaureates by 1980 Degree Field %FEMALE

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    Distribution of Male Baccalaureates by 1980 Degree Field %FEMALE

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    Average Degree Field and %FEMALE Proportion of Graduates in Each Field, NLS-72 and B&B Cohorts

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    Probability of Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1976–1978 Cohort

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    Probability of Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1993 Cohort

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    Probability of Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2000 Cohort

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    Probability of Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2008 Cohort

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    Female-Male Difference in Probability of Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE and Cohort

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    Probability of Full-Time Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1976–1978 Cohort

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    Probability of Full-Time Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1993 Cohort

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    Probability of Full-Time Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2000 Cohort

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    Probability of Full-Time Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2008 Cohort

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    Female-Male Difference in Probability of Full-Time Employment by Degree Field %FEMALE and Cohort

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    Probability of Employment in Degree Field by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1976–1978 Cohort

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    Probability of Employment in Degree Field by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1993 Cohort

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    Probability of Employment in Degree Field by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2000 Cohort

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    Probability of Employment in Degree Field by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2008 Cohort

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    Female-Male Difference in Probability of Employment in Degree Field, by Degree Field %FEMALE and Cohort

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    Predicted Salary by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1976–1978 Cohort

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    Predicted Salary by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1993 Cohort

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    Predicted Salary by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2000 Cohort

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    Predicted Salary by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2008 Cohort

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    Female-Male Difference in Predicted Salary, by Degree Field %FEMALE and Cohort

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    Predicted Salary Among Those Working Full Time in Employment Related to Degree Field, by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1976–1978

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    Predicted Salary Among Those Working Full Time in Employment Related to Degree Field, by Degree Field %FEMALE, 1993 Cohort

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    Predicted Salary Among Those Working Full Time in Employment Related to Degree Field, by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2000 Cohort

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    Predicted Salary Among Those Working Full Time in Employment Related to Degree Field, by Degree Field %FEMALE, 2008 Cohort

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    Female-Male Difference in Predicted Salary Among Those Working Full Time in Employment Related to Degree Field, by Degree Field %FEMALE

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    Probability of Employment by Increase in %FEMALE, All Cohorts

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    Probability of Full-Time Employment by Increase in %FEMALE, All Cohorts

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    Probability of Employment Closely Related to Degree Field by Increase in %FEMALE, All Cohorts

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    ln(Salary) by Increase in %FEMALE, All Cohorts

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    ln(Salary) If Employment Related to Degree Field by Increase in %FEMALE, All Cohorts

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RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Aug 2016, 2 (4) 152-193; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2016.2.4.06

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Gender Differences in the Early Career Outcomes of College Graduates: The Influence of Sex-Type of Degree Field Across Four Cohorts
Kimberlee A. Shauman
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Aug 2016, 2 (4) 152-193; DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2016.2.4.06
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    • SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITIONS AND GENDER DIFFERENCES AMONG THE COLLEGE-EDUCATED
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