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The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap Is a White Affluent Phenomenon

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  • Gaia Dossi
  • David Figlio
  • Paola Giuliano
  • Paola Sapienza

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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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  • Gaia Dossi & David Figlio & Paola Giuliano & Paola Sapienza, 2021. "The Family Origin of the Math Gender Gap Is a White Affluent Phenomenon," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 111, pages 179-183, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:111:y:2021:p:179-83
    DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20211124
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    1. Holmlund, Helena & Rainer, Helmut & Reich, Patrick, 2023. "All geared towards success? Cultural origins of gender gaps in student achievement," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 209(C), pages 222-242.

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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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