the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …

We evaluate the impact of a role model intervention on the gender attitudes, college aspirations and education outcomes … models on boys' and girls' attitudes toward gender equality but no impact on college aspirations. Data collected two and four …

increase in single-parent households may be contributing to the growing gender gap in education, as boys are more vulnerable to …

gender differences in the timing of puberty can explain gender differences in achievement. We use British cohort data that … boys is however too small to explain more than a fraction of the gender gap in educational outcomes. Furthermore, we find … other causes of the gender gap. …

Cross-country studies reveal two consistent gender gaps in education—underachievement in school by boys and low rates … deficient non-cognitive skills. I revisit the determinants of the gender gap in U.S. educational attainment with a relatively …-advantaged sample of young men and women and find that school behavior and measured skills are not very important drivers of gender …

education and gender differences in educational attainment and income. We argue that in a system that streams students into … the tracking age increased gender differences in the probability of choosing the academic secondary education and in the … of gender differences in the timing of puberty. We exploit the Finnish comprehensive school reform of the 1970's to …

This paper surveys the trends in gender gaps in education, their causes and potential policy implications. I show that … increasing returns to education and lower female effort costs of education. Widening gender gap in education combined with recent … tertiary education students and graduates. Existing evidence suggests that this pattern is a result of a combination of …