Chuan, Amanda; List, John A.; Samujjwala, Shreemayi; … - 2022
, we find that parents invest more in daughters than sons at ages 3-5. Moreover, parents’ beliefs about their children …, parents' investments appear to be domain-specific, giving girls an advantage in reading that does not transfer to math. Since … arts over economics and STEM. If parents invest more in girls and early skill development shapes students’ later …