We study whether female students benefit from being taught by female professors, and whether such gender match effects … larger classes. This difference suggests that direct and frequent interactions between students and professors are important … increase performance of female students. …

It is well established that female students perform better when taught by female professors. However, little is known …, but are absent in larger classes. These results suggest that direct and frequent interactions between students and … sufficient to increase performance of female students. …

Past research shows that students’ educational outcomes improve when their race is the same as their teachers’ race …. One explanation for this finding is the Role Model effect: instructors increase same-race students’ motivation by updating … their beliefs on returns to education and providing an example of a career/educational path that the same-race students can …