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To STEM or Not to STEM? Analyzing Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors of STEM Degree Attainment in Ecuador With an Emphasis on the Gender Gap

Published:2023-11-09 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1538-1927
Container-title:Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Author:

Guerrero Alicia¹^ORCID,Alejandra Ruano Maria¹,Avilés-Guamán César²,Vaca Gonzalo¹

Affiliation:

1. ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

2. University of California, San Francisco, USA

Abstract

Despite the importance of STEM careers in nations’ development, they are not the preferred careers to study in Ecuador. Although the decision to pursue a STEM career has been analyzed, most studies use data from developed countries. This article analyzes the factors that characterize Ecuadorian STEM professionals using socioeconomic and demographic variables. Results show that women and individuals from households in the lowest quintile of per-capita income are less likely to have a STEM degree.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Education

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/15381927231209625

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