abstract: 'Level of postsecondary schooling and field of study remain significant

  markers of social stratification. However, the extent to which these

  various types of postsecondary schooling influence the labor market

  outcomes of recent male and female graduates is unknown. Drawing on data

  from Statistics Canada''s 2013 National Graduates Survey, we examine the

  employment status and gender gap in earnings among recent Canadian male

  and female graduates at different levels of postsecondary education and

  various fields of study, three years after graduation. The findings

  indicate substantial gender disparities in employment status across all

  types of postsecondary education. The gender gap in earnings is highest

  among trades and community college graduates, but effectively disappears

  for graduates with earned doctorate degrees. With respect to field of

  study, the gender wage gap is smallest among liberal arts graduates and

  largest among graduates with math-, computer science-, or

  engineering-related credentials. The policy implications associated with

  these findings should be of interest to international researchers as pay

  equity among men and women in the workforce remains a priority for all

  OECD countries.'
affiliation: 'Jehn, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Western Ontario, Sociol Dept, 1151
  Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada.

  Jehn, Anthony, Univ Western Ontario, Sociol Dept, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6A
  3K7, Canada.

  Walters, David; Howells, Stephanie, Univ Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.'
author: Jehn, Anthony and Walters, David and Howells, Stephanie
author-email: 'ajehn2@uwo.ca

  dwalters@uoguelph.ca

  showells@uoguelph.ca'
author_list:
- family: Jehn
  given: Anthony
- family: Walters
  given: David
- family: Howells
  given: Stephanie
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1057/s41307-019-00162-0
eissn: 1740-3863
files: []
issn: 0952-8733
journal: HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY
keywords: 'gender wage gap; postsecondary education; employment outcomes;

  school-to-work transitions'
keywords-plus: 'GENDER; EDUCATION; EARNINGS; RETURNS; STRATIFICATION; DISCRIMINATION;

  OUTCOMES; CAREERS; WOMEN'
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '58'
pages: 724-746
papis_id: f80a254594b66a108d593ca3f86323ed
ref: Jehn2021employmentwage
times-cited: '6'
title: Employment and Wage Gaps Among Recent Canadian Male and Female Postsecondary
  Graduates
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000683742400010
usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
usage-count-since-2013: '13'
volume: '34'
web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
year: '2021'