There is a large gender gap in the probability of being in a "top job" in mid-career. Top jobs bring higher earnings … women. We then use linear regression and decomposition techniques to account for the gender gap in top jobs including our … measure of overconfidence. Our results show that men being more overconfident explains 5-11 percent of the gender gap in top …

There is a large gender gap in the probability of being in a "top job" in mid-career. Top jobs bring higher earnings … women. We then use linear regression and decomposition techniques to account for the gender gap in top jobs including our … measure of overconfidence. Our results show that men being more overconfident explains 5-11 percent of the gender gap in top …

differences in TVA explain an important part of the gender gaps we observe on test scores and on postsecondary education … practices benefit students independently of their gender.Finally, we also find that female teachers are on average more … effective at teaching female students, and that math teachers tend to be biased in favor of male students …

of the PISA test in math, confidence is decomposed into two dimensions: confidence in correct math knowledge and … students. While ability alone increases confidence and decreases overconfidence, the interaction effect of feminine gender and … ones, while the positive effect of ability on confidence is smaller for females. That being said, the negative gender gap …

In this paper, we study how classmate gender composition matters for students in Ethiopia. We base our results on a … on math test scores. We further find that exposure to more female classmates improves motivation and participation in … class, and in general, that the effects of classmate gender composition are consistent with social interaction effects. …

, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with … their mathematical content. Results indicate a decrease in the likelihood of enrolment in math-intensive fields among … students who acquire citizenship, particularly among males, leading to a reduction in gender gaps. Moreover, gender gaps are …

capital on the gender earnings gap, both within cohorts and across cohorts using regression, Oaxaca-Blinder, and Juhn … terms of entering college. On the other hand, the gender earnings gap is reducing among the 1980s birth cohort relative to … younger women, as well as a higher rate of returns on education for women, the gender earnings gap is still large: 20 …

1959-1961 on gender inequality. We model how social norms interact with adverse shocks to affect male and female survival … ratios and reduces famine's impact on gender inequality in health and education. …

happens once women complete a STEM degree? We use the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey to trace out gender differences in STEM … business sector and that this can partly explain the gender pay gap for STEM graduates. Overall, our results suggest that …

happens once women complete a STEM degree? We use the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey to trace out gender differences in STEM … business sector and that this can partly explain the gender pay gap for STEM graduates. Overall, our results suggest that …