abstract: 'PurposeParticipation of women in engineering education is considerably

  low in India, although it is increasing in recent years. Also,

  engineering is primarily treated as a male-dominated profession, and the

  authors do not find many women in this sector. What factors contribute

  to this significant gender differences in engineering education and

  labour market in India? In this context, this study aims to examine the

  factors that explain the gender variations in academic performance and

  labour market outcomes (placement and earnings) of engineering graduates

  in India.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is based on primary survey

  data from fourth-year engineering students in Delhi, collected in

  2018-2019, with a total sample size of 3186. The study uses Ordinary

  least square method (OLS) and Heckman selection model to analyse gender

  differences in academic performance and labour market outcomes of

  engineering graduates, respectively.FindingsThe study finds that

  academic performance of male students is around 10.4\% more than female

  students. However, this difference is heavily influenced by various

  socioeconomic and institutional factors. Interestingly, 3\% of female

  engineering graduates have received more job offers than males, which

  contradicts the common belief that women engineers face job

  discrimination in the labour market in India. However, the authors find

  that male engineers earn around 7\% more than female engineers shows the

  evidence of pro-male gender wage inequality in earnings. The findings

  support that there is a considerable variation in academic performance

  and earnings between male and female engineering

  graduates.Originality/valueWhile the authors find some literature in the

  area of gender difference in the academic performance and labour market

  among university graduates in India, studies in the field of engineering

  education are sparse. In a context where fewer women are found in the

  field of engineering education along with low participation in the

  labour market, the findings of this study significantly contribute to

  the policy making.'
affiliation: 'Choudhury, I (Corresponding Author), Delhi Technol Univ, Dept Humanities,
  Delhi, India.

  Choudhury, Itishree; Singh, Seema, Delhi Technol Univ, Dept Humanities, Delhi, India.'
author: Choudhury, Itishree and Singh, Seema
author-email: 'shreeeconomics17@gmail.com

  seemahumanitiesdtu@gmail.com'
author_list:
- family: Choudhury
  given: Itishree
- family: Singh
  given: Seema
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1108/IJM-04-2022-0179
earlyaccessdate: JUL 2023
eissn: 1758-6577
files: []
issn: 0143-7720
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANPOWER
keywords: 'Engineering education; Gender difference; Women participation; Academic

  performance; Labour market'
keywords-plus: 'TECHNICAL-EDUCATION; WOMEN; SCIENCE; EMPLOYMENT; STUDENTS;

  DISCRIMINATION; TECHNOLOGY; QUALITY; CAREER'
language: English
month: 2023 JUL 25
number-of-cited-references: '55'
papis_id: 40c3ba6b5e7328149ee3ce6f84cf855c
ref: Choudhury2023analysinggender
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Analysing gender differences in academic performance and labour market outcomes
  of engineering graduates: evidence from India'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:001034340400001
usage-count-last-180-days: '5'
usage-count-since-2013: '5'
web-of-science-categories: Industrial Relations \& Labor; Management
year: '2023'