It’s About Time: The Inequitable Distribution of Time as a Resource for College, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Claire Wladis (), Alyse C. Hachey () and Katherine Conway ()
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Claire Wladis: Urban Education Department, The Graduate Center at the City University of New York
Alyse C. Hachey: University of Texas at El Paso
Katherine Conway: The City University of New York

Research in Higher Education, 2024, vol. 65, issue 7, No 11, 1614-1646

Abstract: Abstract Existing qualitative research in higher education on students’ work and family commitments already suggests that time as a resource for college is likely not distributed equitably by race/ethnicity or gender. However, the relationship between race/ethnicity, gender, and time as a resource for college has yet to be quantitatively measured in large-scale higher education research. This study explored whether gender or race/ethnicity correlated with differences in time as a resource for college; and further, the extent to which differences in time as a resource for college may be explained by other factors such as age, number of children, and access to childcare. Retrospective survey responses (n = 41,579) on self-reported time use were merged with institutional data records from students at the City University of New York (CUNY), a large diverse public university in the U.S. Women, Black, and Hispanic students were all significantly more time poor than male, White, or Asian students. Age accounted for significant portions of these differences, perhaps because it correlates with increased work and family responsibilities. Having children as well as a student’s access to childcare also explained a significant portion of inequitable distributions of time as a resource for college.

Keywords: Equity; Gender; Race and ethnicity; Age; Childcare; Time poverty; Time capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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