Understanding the Impact of Gender and Migration Background on High-Ability Students' Behavior: Exploring Behavioral Differences in Business, Law, and Engineering Students Throughout Their Academic Careers.
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| Title: | Understanding the Impact of Gender and Migration Background on High-Ability Students' Behavior: Exploring Behavioral Differences in Business, Law, and Engineering Students Throughout Their Academic Careers. |
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| Authors: | Beck-Werz, Lisa1,2, Frick, Bernd1, Fritz, Thomas2, Lensing, Fabian1,2 |
| Source: | Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice. 2025, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p193-212. 20p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Gender, *Law schools, *Talented students, *Business schools, *Engineering students, Human migration patterns |
| Abstract: | Using a large sample with detailed information on 32,296 high-ability business, law, and engineering students, we explore gender- and migration-related differences in behaviour to better understand the persistent under-representation of women and migrants in the executive suites of German companies. Since in this homogenous group of 'high-achievers', students are quite similar in their intellectual abilities, observable differences in behaviour can be mainly attributed to differences in gender- and migrationrelated preference patterns. We find that irrespective of migration background, men are more likely to pursue activities that increase their human capital, such as completing a doctorate. At the same time, women tend to engage in lower-level temporary jobs and complete their studies faster. In contrast, in this selective sample of high-ability students, migration background has a marginal effect on students' behaviour only. Perhaps most surprising, we find that the behaviour of women with a migration background - who potentially face 'double discrimination'- is not different from that of their male peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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