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Ability in mathematics and science at age 15 and program choice in university : differences by gender

Past research has revealed that young women are more likely to enter postsecondary programs that have lower returns in the labour market, such as the arts, humanities and social sciences. Young men, conversely, tend to enrol in and graduate from programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), which generally have greater labour market returns

eBook, English, 2014
Statistics Canada, Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics Division, Ottawa, Ontario, 2014