Banan, Abigail R.; Santavirta, Torsten; Sarzosa, Miguel - 2025
We study the role of childhood gender conformity in generating gender gaps. We present a conceptual framework that uses … gender norms to explain why some women make less profitable choices than comparable men. Using unique longitudinal survey and … register data, we show that gender-nonconforming girls have substantially better education and labor market outcomes than …