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The few humanities majors who dominate in the business world

  • Written by Sami Mahroum, Senior Lecturer, INSEAD
Students often believe a STEM degree will serve them better in the job market.M-SUR/shutterstock

In the mid-1990s, technology-driven economic growth induced a strong demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, skills.

This development came at the expense of humanities and liberal arts.

More people, especially women, enrolled...

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