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Gender Imbalances in College Majors Are More Complicated Than They Appear

Researchers find that differences in academic preparation and interest in a major do not fully explain why some groups are underrepresented or less likely to stay in that field of study. Engineering and computer science draw far more men than women, but the size of that gap depends partly on students’ academic records before college. [...]
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