TY - BOOK AU - DiPrete,Thomas A. AU - Buchmann,Claudia TI - The rise of women: the growing gender gap in education and what it means for American schools AV - HQ1075.5.U6 D57 2013 U1 - 370/.82 23 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - Russell Sage Foundation KW - Sex role KW - United States KW - Women in education KW - Educational equalization KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface -- Introduction -- Trends and the macro environment -- What has happened? -- Changing incentives and opportunities -- Academic performance, engagement, and family influence -- The gender gap in academic performance -- Social and behavioral skills -- The family and the gender gap -- The role of schools -- Schools, classrooms and peers -- Gender and college major segregation -- Enhancing educational attainment -- A appendix figures and tables -- Notes -- References -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nird-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4416582 ER -