in India, we study the role modelling effect of historical statues. Students in the treatment group were exposed to a … models and their statues may attribute to this gender gap in academic performance. …

The Sustainable Development Goals set a triple educational objective: improve access to, quality of, and gender equity … in education. This paper documents the effectiveness of a multifaceted educational program, pursuing these three … objectives simultaneously, in rural India. Using an experiment in 230 schools, the paper measures the effects of the program on …