Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i48Crim23599; Sat, 8 May 2004 08:53:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 08:53:44 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s09c9f7b.053@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2920] gender X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 753 Lines: 13 At a recent International Reading Association, the researchers who received NIH funding to study adult literacy instruction gave short presentations of our research. A few of us who gave demographics, mentioned one similar statistic: about 70% female participation and 30% male participation. We all recruit our students from adult literacy programs. I believe that adult literacy programs across the country usually report participation from females to be in the low 50's and from males in the high 40's (percentages). So I am fascinated by this discrepancy that at least some of us are finding. If we are going to programs which should, on average have about 50-54% women, why are we finding that 70% of our participants are women? Any ideas? Daphne
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