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The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap Is a White Affluent Phenomenon
Previous research has shown that norms around the role of women in society could help explain the gender gap in mathematics and that these norms could be transmitted within the family. Using data from the Florida Department of Education combined with birth certificates we uncover important heterogeneity in the transmission of gender biases within the family. We find that gender role norms can explain the lower performance of girls in mathematics only in relatively affluent White families, whereas they do not apparently matter for the performance of Black girls.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14007
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Relation of Economics to Social Values
Education and Research Institutions: General
Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- Subject
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gender gap in mathematics
cultural transmission
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Dossi, Gaia
Figlio, David N.
Giuliano, Paola
Sapienza, Paola
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2020
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Dossi, Gaia
- Figlio, David N.
- Giuliano, Paola
- Sapienza, Paola
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2020
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