That partly explains why women’s post-graduation salaries are lower than men’s. Women’s most frequent choice of majors also explains those figures; more women than men study education, and more men than women major in engineering, science, mathematics and business.
Programs like the recent SheTech conference, which encourages young girls to seek out education and careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields, should help improve the disparity. More than 2,000 teenage girls gathered in Sandy in March to visit with more than 100 private-sector technology companies.
More women in higher education administration will also help move the numbers for degree-attainment.