Gender Equity, Student Loans and Returns on Investment in American Higher Education

Saleh, Amany; Yu, Qianqian; Leslie, Steve H; Seydel, John

doi:10.17583/rise.2017.2633

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“…This constrained their aspirations and accessibility to higher education and professional occupations so much so that when women started pursuing work, most employers thought they were seeking temporary jobs in order to supplement family income (Saleh, Yu, Leslie & Seydel, 2017). With such belief, low salaries were offered to women compared to men who possessed the same level of education and doing the same job (Saleh, et al, 2017). For instance, Kitroeff and Rodkin (2015) revealed that women with MBA certificates earned an average of $35,000 less than the men even after eight years of graduation and the women took a year longer in repaying their student loans.…”

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Financial Roles and its Effect on Persistence of Female Students in Distance Education Programs in Ghana

Somuah¹,

Itegi²,

Kariuki³

2018

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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In recent times when there has been a shift in public benefit of education from the higher education to basic education, beneficiaries of higher education take responsibilities of most of their financial commitments as students. The focus of the study was to find out the extent to which financial responsibilities affect the persistence of female students accessing higher education through the distance education programs. A correlational research design was used to describe and predict the effect of financial responsibilities on persistence of 441 female students drawn from selected public universities in Ghana. Data was collected using questionnaires and analyzed with descriptives and simple linear regression. It was found that financial roles had positive effect on persistence of the female students. The study recommended that female students were exposed to the sources of funding to enable them mitigate the effect financial roles might have on their persistence and academic progression. Florence Muthoni ITEGI is a Senior Lecturer at the department of Education Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies at Kenyatta University, Kenya. Dr. Itegi earned PhD in Educational Administration and Planning in 2009. Her research interests are in strategic education management, policy, leadership and behavior modelling. She has over ten papers published in peer reviewed journals, a book on project management, chapter in an international book and made presentations in international conferences. She is a research consultant with wealth of experience in supervision of masters and PhD students' research and enjoys facilitating in seminars and workshops.

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Financial Roles and its Effect on Persistence of Female Students in Distance Education Programs in Ghana

Somuah¹,

Itegi²,

Kariuki³

2018

Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education

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“…Society expects women to take "more secure" jobs, so they can support their families, compared to men. Men are asking to be supported to be aggressive and allowed to take more risks during their careers (Saleh et al, 2017). Sexist attitudes in society are the cause of women not being considered in an equal situation, especially carrying out work responsibilities that are very similar to men (Walton & Politano, 2014).…”

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Survey of Sexual Harassment to Students at Indonesia University

Fazny,

Saputra,

Aziz

et al. 2024

RISE

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The government's task force for preventing and handling sexual violence (PPKS Task Force) is not evenly available in all Indonesian universities. This research used convenience sampling techniques; the sample comprised 1026 students from 157 universities in 28 provinces in Indonesia. An exploratory study was conducted from 2022–2023. Quantitative survey data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with an ex post facto approach. In more detail, the research will examine the impact and conflicting gaps of victims and bystanders in dealing with sexual harassment behavior in Indonesian universities based on gender and culture, including Gap Contradiction. This is considered important as a coping strategy for the need to handle sexual harassment among students in Indonesia. The data from this research can be a consideration for universities in Indonesia in the urgency of realizing the availability of a PPKS task force, developing an advocacy system for handling and empowerment services and regulations, and providing student assistance facilities.

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“…Finally, there is limited literature relating to gender and repayment of student debt. A study by Saleh et al. (2017) found that it takes women an average of 0.168 years’ more salary than men to pay back student loans in the United States.…”

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“…(2017) found that it takes women an average of 0.168 years’ more salary than men to pay back student loans in the United States. The authors state that ‘it clearly takes longer for females on average to repay their college loans than it does for males, and this serves as a major impediment to the financial success and equal progress of females in modern society’ (Saleh et al., 2017: 236). The American Association of University Women reported that, 4 years after graduation, men had paid off 44% of their student loan debt, while women had only been able to pay off 33% due to the gender pay gap (American Association of University Women, 2016).…”

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Women pay their way on income contingent student debt

West

2019

Policy Futures in Education

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Does the gender pay gap affect women’s ability to repay their student debt? This study investigates the extent to which an income contingent scheme benefits women because of their individual earnings. Using the Australian Household, Income, and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, gender differences in debt repayment behaviour over the past two decades was examined. The regression model comprised interaction terms including risk-averse, low socio-economic status, low wealth and low income. The industries where the majority of women are employed – education and health – were also examined. It was found that over 2002–2014, women generally had less student debt than men, but those who were low income carried more debt. This is the first study to include an analysis of student debt by industry through a gender lens. Given the increasing amount of student debt Australians are carrying, it is important for policymakers to pay attention to its effects to ensure fairness and equity.

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Gender Equity, Student Loans and Returns on Investment in American Higher Education

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Financial Roles and its Effect on Persistence of Female Students in Distance Education Programs in Ghana

Financial Roles and its Effect on Persistence of Female Students in Distance Education Programs in Ghana

Survey of Sexual Harassment to Students at Indonesia University

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