Despite the gendered rebalancing of enrolments in higher education (HE) in the West, the underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines persists. Gendered selectivity of field of study influences higher education student migration (HESM) and in turn sheds light on HE participation. Framed by gender intersectionality theories both in HE studies and migration scholarship, this paper uses innovative data to analyse the intersectional effect of gender and field of study on HESM in Canada. Based on Statistics Canada's postsecondary student information system for the 2019/20 academic year, Canadian interregional flow matrixes structured by gender, field and level of study are constructed and analysed. The results show compelling evidence of the influence of gendered differences in HESM when intersected with field and level of study. Notably, women pursuing STEM studies migrate significantly more than any other grouping (i.e. gender, field and level of study groupings). The paper concludes with a discussion of policy implications for the influence of HESM on community demographic make-up and local labour markets, as well as future research including the need to understand gendered dimensions of migration intentions and motivations.

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科学、技术、工程和数学领域的女性流动：高等教育学生移民中的性别选择性

尽管西方高等教育（HE）招生的性别重新平衡，但女性在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）学科中的代表性不足仍然存在。学习领域的性别选择性影响高等教育学生迁移（HESM），进而影响高等教育参与度。本文以高等教育研究和移民奖学金中的性别交叉理论为框架，利用创新数据分析了性别和研究领域对加拿大 HESM 的交叉影响。根据加拿大统计局2019/20学年高等教育学生信息系统，构建并分析了按性别、领域和学习水平构建的加拿大区域间流动矩阵。结果显示了令人信服的证据，表明性别差异在与研究领域和水平相交叉时对 HESM 的影响。值得注意的是，从事 STEM 研究的女性移民人数明显多于任何其他群体（即性别、领域和学习水平群体）。本文最后讨论了 HESM 对社区人口构成和当地劳动力市场影响的政策影响，以及未来的研究，包括了解移民意图和动机的性别维度的必要性。