In America, women did not enter the realm of higher education until the mid-to late1800s. Today, women constitute more than 40% of the student population across campuses as they prepare to assume leadership positions. This article describes Bandura's self-efficacy theory as it applies specifically to the career advancement of Hispanic women in higher education as they contend with the socialization and cultural processes that are inherent in this ethnic group.
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