{"product_id":"the-rise-of-women-the-growing-gender-gap-in-education-and-what-it-means-for-american-schools","title":"The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What it Means for American Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile powerful gender inequalities remain in American society  women have made substantial gains and now largely surpass men in one crucial arena: education. Women now outperform men academically at all levels of school  and are more likely to obtain college degrees and enroll in graduate school. What accounts for this enormous reversal in the gender education gap? In The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What It Means for American Schools  Thomas DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann provide a detailed and accessible account of womens educational advantage and suggest new strategies to improve schooling outcomes for both boys and girls. The Rise of Women opens with a masterful overview of the broader societal changes that accompanied the change in gender trends in higher education. The rise of egalitarian gender norms and a growing demand for college-educated workers allowed more women to enroll in colleges and universities nationwide. As this shift occurred  women quickly reversed the historical male advantage in education. By 2010  young women in their mid-twenties surpassed their male counterparts in earning college degrees by more than eight percentage points. The authors  however  reveal an important exception: While women have achieved parity in fields such as medicine and the law  they lag far behind men in engineering and physical science degrees. To explain these trends  The Rise of Women charts the performance of boys and girls over the course of their schooling. At each stage in the education process  they consider the gender-specific impact of factors such as families  schools  peers  race and class. Important differences emerge as early as kindergarten  where girls show higher levels of essential learning skills such as persistence and self-control. Girls also derive more intrinsic gratification from performing well on a day-to-day basis  a crucial advantage in the learning process. By contrast  boys must often navigate a conflict between their emerging masculine identity and a strong attachment to school. Families and peers play a crucial role at this juncture. The authors show the gender gap in educational attainment between children in the same families tends to be lower when the father is present and more highly educated. A strong academic climate  both among friends and at home  also tends to erode stereotypes that disconnect academic prowess and a healthy  masculine identity. Similarly  high schools with strong science curricula reduce the power of gender stereotypes concerning science and technology and encourage girls to major in scientific fields. As the value of a highly skilled workforce continues to grow  The Rise of Women argues that understanding the source and extent of the gender gap in higher education is essential to improving our schools and the economy. With its rigorous data and clear recommendations  this volume illuminates new ground for future education policies and research.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985188712501,"sku":"ByrdShop_0871540517","price":34.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780871540515.jpg?v=1770851204","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-rise-of-women-the-growing-gender-gap-in-education-and-what-it-means-for-american-schools","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}