The impact of college experience on female students' self-perceived employability in STEM majors.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The under representation of women in STEM fields is a persistent issue worldwide. In China, although women have made significant progress in pursuing STEM degrees in recent years, they continue to face challenges in the workforce. Given the importance of the self-perceived employability (SPE) of female STEM students in China, the research questions are: How do curriculum experience, extracurricular experience, and faculty supportive activities affect the SPE of female STEM students in Chinese universities? To what extent does university stratification affect the relationship between college experience and female STEM students' SPE?

Methods

We analyzed the 2018 data of the Chinese College Student Survey (CCSS) consisting of a sample of 59,066 students, and six fo

SUBMITTER: Wen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10768181 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature