Ethics in Higher Education: Values-driven Leaders for the Future

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From the sample surveyed, females clearly outnumbered males in
education (77.8%:22.2%), human sciences (73.8%:26.2%), economic
and management sciences (62.8%:37.2%), and agricultural and
environmental sciences (57.4%:42.6%). There was a much smaller
difference in law with women exceeding men by 51.9%:48.1%.
However, there was a notable difference in science, engineering and
technology where the males outnumbered the females by 70.1%:29.9%
(Molapo & Mapolisa 2014: 33).
Finally, on the overall gender and perceptions of career choice, the
findings are set out below:

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It's a more suitable career choice for women

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