Gender disparities in science and engineering in Chinese universities
abstract:
Gender disparities in science and engineering majors in Chinese universities have receive d
increasing attention from researchers and e ducators in China in recent years. Using data
from a national survey of college students who graduate d in 20 05, this study documents
gender disparities in enrollment and academic performance in science and engineering
majors, and explores gender disparities in initial employment experiences of science and
engineering graduates. It finds that females lag far b ehind males in enrollment in science and
engineering majors overall. However, females actually are more represente d than males in
some majors such a s mathematics and chemistr y though the reverse is true for other science
and engineering majors. Also, in science and engineering majors, females perform b etter
than males in both general course grades and in English competency tests. Male science
and engineering graduates have a clear advantage ove r their female counterparts in initial
employment af ter graduation: they have a high employment rate, a higher starting salar y,
and are more likely to b e employe d in such jobs as business management and technical
specialist. The male advantage i n e mployment ra te and starting salar y persists even af te r
controlling for other factors.

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