Citation
Fine, Leigh E. (2015). Penalized or Privileged? Sexual Identity, Gender, and Postsecondary Educational Attainment.
American Journal of Education. vol. 121 (2) pp. 271-297
Abstract
Prior literature on educational attainment indicates that there is both a female advantage and an LGB bonus: women are more likely to have earned bachelor’s degrees than men, and lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons are more likely to have earned a bachelor’s degree than heterosexuals. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, I run logistic regressions on respondents’ likelihood of having a bachelor’s degree as a function of both gender and sexuality. I find that the female advantage and LGB bonus do not hold for sexual minority women, who are the gender and sexuality group least likely to have completed college.
URL
http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/679393Reference Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
American Journal of Education
Author(s)
Fine, Leigh E.
Year Published
2015
Volume Number
121
Issue Number
2
Pages
271-297
DOI
10.1086/679393
Reference ID
5411
