students in India. We measure teacher's bias through an index capturing teacher's subjective beliefs about the role of gender … the medium-performing students, having a female teacher significantly reduces the gender gap in math performance. As a …

This paper investigates the role of social identity, namely gender and caste of individuals, in stream choice at the …’s education significantly explain some portion of the caste-based gaps, but they do not explain the gender gap that persists even … in an intra-household comparison. We also test for the intersectionality of the overlapping identities of gender and …

Using over 50 thousand time-use diaries from two cohorts of children, we document significant gender differences in … educational activities and less time on physical and media related activities. These gender gaps in time allocation appear at very … young ages and widen overtime. We provide novel evidence that gender differentials in time investment are quantitatively …

are still underrepresented in several occupations. In this article, the effect of gender norms on whether women enter male …-dominated occupations is analysed using differences in gender equality among early-arrival migrants. The variations in gender norms … occupational choices. Using data from the American Community Survey, it is found that greater gender equality in the country of …

, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with … students who acquire citizenship, particularly among males, leading to a reduction in gender gaps. Moreover, gender gaps are … smaller and show a more pronounced decrease with citizenship as gender inequality in countries increases. Results are …

We incorporate gender bias against girls in the family, the school and the labor market in a model of intergenerational … with low schooling, but the gender gap closes when the father is college educated. In China, the CEF is convex for sons in …) for the urban sons, and leads to gender divergence in relative mobility for the children of highly educated fathers. In …

We develop a model of intergenerational educational mobility incorporating gender bias against girls in the family … uneducated fathers face lower relative and absolute mobility (rural and urban). We find gender equality in absolute mobility for …

Gender disparities in STEM fields participation are a major cause of concern for policymakers around the world. In … addition to talent misallocation, low female enrollment rates in STEM careers contribute to gender-based inequalities in …

. Interestingly, the negative effect is stronger for men than for women. Specifically, the gender difference is more salient among the …