THE BENEFIT OF ADDITIONAL HIGH-SCHOOL MATH AND SCIENCE CLASSES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN

This article examines the effects of taking more high-school math and science classes on wages, the likelihood of entering a technical job o r a job traditional for one's sex, and the likelihood of choosing a te chnical college major or a major traditional for one's sex. Results fr om two data sets show that taking more high-school math increases wage s and increases the likelihood of entering technical and nontraditiona l fields for female college graduates. No significant impact from taki ng more high school math is consistently observed for other workers, a nd high-school science courses have little effect on these outcomes.