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Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers’ Gender Bias
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Carlana, Michela |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal I study whether exposure to teachers’ stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects student achievement. I provide evidence that the gender gap in math performance substantially increases when students are assigned to teachers with stronger gender stereotypes. Teachers’ stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self-select into less demanding high-schools, following the track recommenda- tion of their teachers. These effects are at least partially driven by a lower self-confidence on own math ability of girls exposed to gender biased teachers. The findings are consis- tent with the hypothesis that stereotypes impair the test performance of ability-stigmatized groups, who end up failing to achieve their full potential. |
| Related Links | https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-pdf/134/3/1163/28923289/qjz008.pdf https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=3274717 |
| ISSN | 10914358 |
| e-ISSN | 15565068 |
| DOI | 10.2139/ssrn.3274717 |
| Journal | SSRN Electronic Journal |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2018-07-30 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal Implicit Stereotypes |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Psychiatry and Mental Health |
