Wage Premiums on Education and the Increased Female University Enrollment Rate in Sweden 1970-1990
Before 1977 more men than women enrolled in university education in Sweden. The female enrollment rate started to increased compare to male in 1973 and in 1977 it surpassed the male enrollment rate. Between 1978 and 1990 women remained at a stable level of c.60% of the newly enrolled students. The years 1970-1990 also represents the time period when women greatly expanded their participation in th