There are two well-established gender gaps in education. First, females tend to have higher educational attainment and … evidence for the role of various factors in affecting educational achievement by gender. Gender differences in non … concludes by evaluating what factors are most responsible for the two central gender gaps, whether there is a role for policy to …

Cross-country studies reveal two consistent gender gaps in education - underachievement in school by boys and low rates … deficient non-cognitive skills. I revisit the determinants of the gender gap in U.S. educational attainment with a relatively …-advantaged sample of young men and women and find that school behavior and measured skills are not very important drivers of gender …

mothers with university education, there is no difference in the math achievement of girls and boys, which suggests that … maternal education specifically, and home environments generally, are important. There is no evidence that teacher quality …

This chapter reviews the growing body of research in economics which concentrates on the education gender gap and its … contemporaneous gender gaps in education, from the 1950s to the present day, accounting for several alternative measures of attainment …, psychological elements, and societal cultural norms. A discussion follows of the implications of the education gender gap for …

Christian missions, especially Protestants missions, have been shown to advance longrun education outcomes and gender … of missions in colonial Africa, including the gender composition of their staff. In combination with contemporary survey … to education and a wide range of female agency outcomes. We document that Protestant missions left no more benign legacy …