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Bar graphs show likelihood of enrolling and graduating in STEM increases for women with woman advisers
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Female Science Advisors Can Help Women Bridge the STEM Gender Gap

April 5, 2022August 3, 2022 admin careers, college, education, gender, STEM

Women are still largely underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This issue has prompted fervent

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More Grooms than Brides—Does Marriage Market Competition Induce More Investment in Stocks?

October 2, 2020September 25, 2020 admin family finances, gender, investments, marriage

The value of the stock market in both developing and developed countries has experienced tremendous growth recently, which has a

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How Do Health Shocks Impact Labor Supply? Gender Matters

July 31, 2020October 21, 2021 admin development, family, gender, labor

In the developing world missing work due to illness often means poor families struggle. Since few jobs offer paid sick

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Female Middle School Math Teachers Mean Better Grades for Girls Now, More STEM Participation Later

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 admin cognitive abilities, education, gender, STEM, teachers

Studies have found that female students perform better when taught by female teachers. But, there is little evidence on whether

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Jobs for Young, Attractive Women and Older Male Managers? The “Age Twist” in Employers’ Gender Requests

May 24, 2019 admin age, employment, gender, inequality, labor

Thousands of articles have been written on gender differentials in labor markets, but almost none have studied employers’ explicit requests

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probability of third child and sex ratio before and after two-child policy
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A Two-Child Limit Imposed on Political Candidates in India—Does It Work?

March 9, 2018March 13, 2018 admin children, family, gender

In India, policy-makers have looked to population control as a means of increasing resources per capita and reducing widespread poverty.

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When Families Want Sons, Do Daughters Get an Education?

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 admin children, education, family, gender

Gender bias in families is evident in many regions, but the evidence to date does not allow us to fully

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Female Teachers Provide an Academic Boost to Middle School Girls

October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 admin children, education, gender

Gender disparities in academic performance still persist, despite decades of efforts to close them. A new study finds middle school

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