Career development of agricultural graduates: A gender comparison

John K. Thomas, Jennifer F. Cotten and Alvin J. Luedke
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John K. Thomas: Department of Rural Sociology at Texas A&M University, Postal: Department of Rural Sociology at Texas A&M University
Jennifer F. Cotten: Department of Rural Sociology, Postal: Department of Rural Sociology
Alvin J. Luedke: Department of Rural Sociology, Postal: Department of Rural Sociology

Agribusiness, 1991, vol. 7, issue 5, 503-514

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the employment mobility patterns of male and female agricultural graduates. A 30% random sample (n = 5,049) was selected among agricultural students who had attended 1862 southern land-grant universities during 1977. A mail survey conducted with agricultural alumni in 1987 resulted in 2,049 respondents. Findings indicated that female graduates were less likely than male graduates to have entered agricultural jobs after completing college and to have received smaller salaries for comparable employment. Almost one-quarter of the women became homemakers, employed part-time, or unemployed, producing a net loss of agricultural human capital.

Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199109)7:5<503::AID-AGR2720070508>3.0.CO;2-D

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