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This study compares the patterns of degree selection among women in the years 1970–71 and 1978–79. The selection pattern for women is compared with that of men; the rate at which the representation of women in a field of study changes is judged by an index of rate of change; and the redistribution of women among fields of study is analyzed. The changes in patterns of degree selection are described from several explanatory perspectives.
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Roemer, R.E. Changing patterns of degree selection among women: 1970–78. Res High Educ 18, 435–454 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974808
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974808