The Gender Gap in Mathematics: Evidence from Low-and-Middle Income Countries
Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: October, 01 , 2012Is there a gender gap in mathematics across many low- and middle-income countries?
A detailed, comparable test score data is used to analyze this. Micro level data on school performance linked
to household demographics shows that the gender gap appears to increase with age. It is shown that Girls are much more likely to state that they dislike math, or find math difficult compared to
boys. [Working Paper No. 361]. URL:[http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/361.pdf].
Author(s): Prashant Bharadwaj, Giacomo de Giorgi, David Hansen, CHRISTOPHER NEILSON | Posted on: Oct 04, 2012 | Views(627) | Download (648)