The Relationship Between Major and Current Job by Gender

There is a difference in the extent to which males and females think that their current jobs are related to their majors of study.  Table 11 shows that male respondents (41%) perceive their jobs as being more highly related to their majors than females (34%).  This is in line with the 1998 alumni survey where males (48%) perceived their jobs as more highly related to their majors than females (40%).

Table 11
The Relationship Between Major and Current Job by Gender (%)


Females Males
Not related   29.94   19.67
Slightly related   16.77   13.11
Moderately related   19.16   26.23
Highly Related    34.13   40.98
Total 100.00
N = 167		 100.00
N = 61

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