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Gender segregation in the labor market may be explained by women's re- luctance to choose technical occupations … coedu- cational classes on the choice of school type for female students. We propose that girls are less likely to choose a … female-dominated school type at the age of 14 after spending the previous years in classes with a higher share of female …
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This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …
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This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM college studies …. Using Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that … having a larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men …
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This paper investigates how high school gender composition affects students' participation in STEM at college. Using … Danish administrative data, we exploit idiosyncratic within-school variation in gender composition. We find that having a … larger proportion of female peers reduces women's probability of enrolling in and graduating from STEM programs. Men's STEM …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012863367
Gender segregation in the labor market may be explained by women's reluctance to choose technical occupations, although … coedu- cational classes on the choice of school type for female students. We propose that girls are less likely to choose a … female-dominated school type at the age of 14 after spending the previous years in classes with a higher share of female …
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asymmetry: males do not and females do benefit from exposure to more female classmates with less school absence and improvement …
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This paper explores gender inequality within households in the decision of private versus government school choice in … points in private school enrollment among children aged 6-16 years. Contrary to the trend in overall enrollment, the gender … gap in private school choice is rising over time, and is more pronounced in villages with larger cost difference between …
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childhood are significantly more likely to sort into traditionally male-dominated education programs in high school, most …
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school contexts may have substantial effects on reducing gender stereotypes and change gendered behaviours among students. …
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