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The math gender gap : the role of culture
Nollenberger, Natalia; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; … - 2014
ancestry. The transmission of culture is higher among those in schools with a higher proportion of immigrants or in co …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010393807
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Societal inequalities amplify gender gaps in math
Breda, Thomas; Jouini, Elyès; Napp, Clotilde - 2019
While gender gaps in average math performance are close to zero in developed countries, women are still strongly underrepresented among math high performers. Using data from five successive waves of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), we show that this underrepresentation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012026099
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Math, girls and socialism
Lippmann, Quentin; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia - 2018
This paper argues that the socialist episode in East Germany, which constituted a radical experiment in gender equality in the labor market and other instances, has left persistent tracks on gender norms. We focus on one of the most resilient and pervasive gender gaps in modern societies:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011926594
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Math, girls and socialism
Lippmann, Quentin; Senik-Leygonie, Claudia - 2018
This paper argues that the socialist episode in East Germany, which constituted a radical experiment in gender equality in the labor market and other instances, has left persistent tracks on gender norms. We focus on one of the most resilient and pervasive gender gaps in modern societies:...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011863862
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Let the Girls Learn! It is Not Only About Math… It's About Gender Social Norms
Nollenberger, Natalia - 2017
Using PISA test scores from 11,527 second-generation immigrants coming from 35 different countries of ancestry and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960264
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The Math Gender Gap : The Role of Culture
Nollenberger, Natalia - 2014
ancestry. The transmission of culture is higher among those in schools with a higher proportion of immigrants or in co …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049061
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Citizenship, math and gender : exploring immigrant students' choice of majors
Murat, Marina - 2024
This paper investigates whether citizenship of immigrant students in the host country influences their choice of majors, and whether these effects differ by gender. Using detailed students' data from an Italian university, combined with characteristics of the countries of origin, I examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464379
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Culture and the cross-country differences in the gender commuting gap : evidence from immigrants in the United States
Marcén, Miriam; Morales, Marina - 2021
-generation immigrants living in the United States with their corresponding annual country of ancestry’s Gender Gap Index (GGI). Because all … these immigrants (with different cultural backgrounds) have grown up under the same laws, institutions, and economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012497183
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Gender gap dynamics among refugees and recent immigrants : different start, similar patterns?
Kosyakova, Yuliya; Salikutluk, Zerrin - 2023
literature. We examine gender differences in labor market integration among refugees and other new immigrants who came to Germany … include recently arrived refugees (the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Sample of Refugees) and other immigrants (the IAB-SOEP Migration Sample …) in Germany, we compare the dynamics and sources of employment gender gap among refugees and other immigrants. The results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014438525
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Gender gaps in PISA test scores: The impact of social norms and the mother's transmission of role attitudes
González de San Román, Ainara; de la Rica, Sara - 2012
The existence of gender gaps in test scores has been documented in the relevant literature for a wide range of countries. In particular, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) conducted by the OECD over the past ten years reveals that on average female students underperform...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282145