This paper investigates how the peer gender composition in university affects students' major choices and labor market …

find substantial cross-country variation for job preferences, with larger effects in countries with larger gender gaps …. These results are consistent with role models inspiring students to overcome gender stereotypes and pursue a STEM career …. However, in countries with negligible gender gaps, role models do not seem to have this equalizing function. …

The idea that students benefit from same-sex teachers has motivated policies around the world aimed at reducing gender …. In primary education, effects vary substantially by country and outcome. In secondary education, same-sex teacher effects …

analysis of the effects of siblings’ gender on adults’ personality, using data from 85,887 people from 12 large representative … Five. We found no meaningful causal effects of the gender of the next younger sibling, and no associations with the gender … subsamples, our results suggest that siblings’ gender does not systematically affect personality. …