for their greater prior achievement, and this is true in both non-STEM and STEM fields. Disabled students, students from … administrative data from Ireland, we explore the performance in college of different types of students. We find that post … disadvantaged schools, and students who qualify for means-tested financial aid are less likely to complete and less likely to obtain …

explanation for the gender wage gap. The aim of this paper is to review evidence on explanations for the STEM gap in tertiary … education. This starts with statistics about background context and evidence on how well-prepared male and female students may …The share of women achieving tertiary education has increased rapidly over time and now exceeds that of men in most …

contrast to previous results at the secondary education level. Contrary to the gender composition at lower levels of education … could consistently explain the evidence from both the university and secondary education level. However, we find that in …