differ markedly in their gender composition, reflecting the sex-typing of occupations and gender stereotypes. Graduates …’ field of education is closely related with their occupational choices; therefore a better understanding of gender … disparities in this area can help to identify some of the mechanisms that lie behind gender differences in the labour market and …

comparable. Gender differences still exist in certain fields, with more men studying science, computing and engineering, and with … employment rates than men, although the gender gap is much narrower for tertiary educated young women than for those with lower …