the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …

This study investigates men's attitudes toward women's education in Afghanistan, focusing on primary, secondary, and … toward women's education are predominantly negative, notably in rural areas. However, women's contributions to household … income significantly mitigate these negative attitudes, particularly toward secondary education, followed by tertiary …

This paper estimates gender differences in access to informal information regarding the labor market. We conduct a …/life balance relative to male students. This gender difference persists when students disclose that they are concerned about work … students' preferences for professionals and find that gender differences in information provision would remain if students …

This paper investigates beliefs concerning the gender gap in salary negotiations (GGSN) in a sample of 4,300 women, 1 …

. Evidence supports that this is a causal effect of the post-natal environment; family disadvantage is unrelated to the gender … gap in neonatal health. We conclude that the gender gap among black children is larger than among white children in …

characteristic of same-age neighbors-their gender-affects a variety of high school and university outcomes. We exploit randomness in … the gender composition of local cohorts at birth from one year to the next. In a setting in which school assignment is …

While gender differences in labor force participation and wages have been studied extensively, gender gaps in cognitive … skill distributions by gender across 34 countries. Despite increasing educational equality, inequalities in numeracy skills … favoring men compared to women are pervasive. These skill differences account for a sizable part of the gender wage gap …

that feature two novel contributions. Unlike other gender peer effects studies, a) we use a rich sample of schools and …

business world and in education. While the scientific literature has largely documented the benefits of mindfulness meditation …