New college graduates must choose whether to stay in the geographic area where they completed their degree or move to a new location to begin their careers. This paper classifies 41 U.S. metropolitan areas as “college towns” and investigates differences in employment outcomes between college...

1. Introduction -- 2. Women Doing Leadership -- 3. Women’s academic and professional services careers -- 4. Work and stress -- 5. Women-only Leadership Programmes -- 6. Case studies -- 7. Intersectional analyses -- 8. Gendered cultures in context -- 9. Discussion and Conclusions -- 10....

The labor market can be a daunting place for young graduates; this paper aims to shed light on how they navigate it. By examining the ways in which they enter the workforce and the impact of individual and socioeconomic factors on their career paths, we gain a deeper understanding of the...

Focus on Performance - World Bank Support to Higher Education in Latvia. Volume 1: System-Level Funding Since 2013, the World Bank has supported the Latvian government through a succession of advisory work focusing on performance at different levels of the higher education sector. This...