We study the correlation between parental gender attitudes and the performance in mathematics of girls using two … when we study the correlations between girls' performance in mathematics and maternal gender role attitudes, using evidence … the observed gender disparities in mathematics performance and document that maternal gender attitudes correlate with …

mathematics and that these norms could be transmitted within the family. Using data from the Florida Department of Education … find that gender role norms can explain the lower performance of girls in mathematics only in relatively affluent White …