Gender Gap in the ERASMUS Mobility Program.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26901133.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0149514 and PMC identifier 4762674.
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Abstract
Studying abroad has become very popular among students. The ERASMUS mobility program is one of the largest international student exchange programs in the world, which has supported already more than three million participants since 1987. We analyzed the mobility pattern within this program in 2011-12 and found a gender gap across countries and subject areas. Namely, for almost all participating countries, female students are over-represented in the ERASMUS program when compared to the entire population of tertiary students. The same tendency is observed across different subject areas. We also found a gender asymmetry in the geographical distribution of hosting institutions, with a bias of male students in Scandinavian countries. However, a detailed analysis reveals that this latter asymmetry is rather driven by subject and consistent with the distribution of gender ratios among subject areas.
Medical subject headings
- Databases, Factual
- International Educational Exchange