We use a lab-in-the-field experiment to explore the influence of parents and peers in shaping adolescents’ beliefs on … whether they are better in male-typed fields (math) versus female-typed fields (literature). We find that thinking about … parental recommendation affects students’ beliefs on their comparative advantage in math with respect to literature in a gender …

math and language. The impact of gifted students is, however, highly heterogeneous along three dimensions. First, we … presence of gifted peers in all subjects regardless of their gender, whereas female students seem to benefit primarily from the …

student achievement. I provide evidence that the gender gap in math performance substantially increases when students are … assigned to teachers with stronger gender stereotypes. Teachers' stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self … partially driven by a lower self-confidence on own math ability of girls exposed to gender biased teachers. The findings are …