[4] Gender Gap in Academic Achievement and Time-to-Graduate: The Case of University A”
Journal of Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society, Oct.2023, 24 (10), pp.710-717
[Abstract] This study aims to investigate the gender gap in academic performance based on the case of University A, which specializes in international business. For this purpose, I investigate the gender gap with two factors representing academic performance: i) academic achievement(CGPA) and ii) time-to-graduate by using t-test. With a student body that is 60-70% international students of more than 30 nationalities, a sample of 1,005 graduates(from 2008 to 2023) in University A allows us to explore the gender gap by country. The results show that firstly, female students demonstrate a higher CGPA than male students and this result holds true for students from all countries. Except for the students from countries in Latin·North America/Africa, the gender gap is statistically significant. Secondly, female students take less time to graduate than male counterparts. Interestingly, this result holds for students from every country including Korea where male students take longer to graduate due to mandatory military service, and there is a significant gender gap in time-to-graduate for every country. By confirming such a gender gap in academic performance, this study contributes to building up a higher education policy that better reflects the differences between genders.