Die Bildungsexpansion in der Schweiz – eine Reanalyse unter besonderer Berücksichtigung geschlechtsspezifischer Bildungschancen

Abstract

Using data from the Swiss census from 1970 to 2000, this contribution investigates how gender-specific disparities in acquiring the high school diploma (Matura) and therewith the admission to university, as well as other diplomas changed in and with the educational expansion in Switzerland. Thereby, the decision-theoretic extension of a recent contribution is taken as a starting point. During the period under study, gender-specific inequalities declined. At the same time as the gender gap with higher chances to obtain a high school diploma for young women aged 18 to 21 decreased, these women also became more likely to participate in vocational education, previously dominated by men. Furthermore, the differentiation of additional levels of educational attainment compared to prior studies also allows us to make more precise statements about the development of inequalities due to social origin.