TY  - CHAP
AB  - African American females make up two-thirds of African American postsecondary enrollments and 60% of all African Americans with at least a bachelor's degree. How do brothers and sisters with shared experiences have such markedly different outcomes? I find that African American females are more likely than African American males to apply to college, to attend college, and to attend two-year colleges, four-year colleges, and selective colleges. Students' backgrounds, academic achievement, and Catholic school attendance explains the differences in the type of colleges African American females and males attend, but fail to explain differences in college application and attendance rates.
VL  - 12
SN  - 978-1-78052-503-7, 978-1-78052-502-0/1479-3644
DO  - 10.1108/S1479-3644(2012)0000012005
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3644(2012)0000012005
AU  - Jin Jez Su
ED  - Crystal Renée Chambers
ED  - Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Analyzing the Female Advantage in College Access Among African Americans
T2  - Black Female Undergraduates on Campus: Successes and Challenges
T3  - Diversity in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 43
EP  - 57
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -