The survey tracked 350 N.H. students from the graduating classes of 1988 through 1991. The survey randomly sampled 28 school districts across New Hampshire, allowing researchers to generalize about special-education students. It focused on those with learning disabilities, such as reading and writing problems, and those with developmental disabilities, or mental retardation. The former special-education students were also measured against their regular education classmates in rates of unemployment. Among the LDs, a working gender gap exists.
Males fare better than females.
They have more luck finding full-time work and job or military training than do females. Males also make more money, bringing home 75 cents per hour more than females. The reputation around the young women is they won't need a full-time job. It's not based on fact, but on employer attitudes. Again, females have a harder time than males.