In a number of works on education of women, it has been asserted that educating a woman is equal to educating a family … and that women are worth training more than their counterparts, men. However, despite the fact that positive contribution … of women’s education to the economy and society has been long known, education of women in many nations, particularly in …

graduate degrees. Returns to schooling are higher for women; but this gain is more than offset by the large gender wage gap …. The gender wage differential increased over the years especially for younger women and women without higher education …; there is evidence of increased discrimination. Return to experience increased and remained higher for women than for men …