developing countries, but there is surprisingly little evidence on the effectiveness of such a policy. We study gender gaps in …-grade and student gender by grade fixed effects, we find that both male and female teachers are more effective at teaching … students of their own gender; (3) However, female teachers are more effective overall, resulting in girls' test scores …

each GPA level, we find that gender differences in post-secondary expectations, controlling for school ability, and as …

Gender differences in competitiveness are often discussed as a potential explanation for gender differences in … of profile choice as gender. More importantly, up to 23 percent of the gender difference in profile choice can be … attributed to gender differences in competitiveness. This lends support to the extrapolation of laboratory findings on …

and test scores among all children, eliminates the 21 percentage point gender disparity in enrollment, and dramatically …

science and mathematics. One major class of explanations for these gaps involves the gender-based interactions between … matter is limited and contradictory. In this study, I present new empirical evidence on whether assignment to a same-gender … these data indicate that assignment to a same-gender teacher significantly improves the achievement of both girls and boys …

permits researchers to match individual students and teachers, to analyze issues relating to how a teacher's race, gender, and … ethnicity, per se, influence students from both the same and different race, gender, and ethnic groups. In contrast to much of … objectively how much their students learn. On balance, we find that teachers' race, gender, and ethnicity, per se, are much more …

Gender disparities in academic performance may be driven in part by the interaction of teacher and student gender, but …