How Effective are Female Role Models in Steering Girls Towards STEM? Evidence from French High Schools.

We show in a large-scale field experiment that a brief exposure to female role models working in scientific fields affects high school students' perceptions and choices of undergraduate major. The classroom interventions reduced the prevalence of stereotypical views on jobs in science and gender dif...

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Publicado en:	Economic Journal Vol. 133; no. 653; pp. 1773 - 1810
Autores principales:	Breda, Thomas, Grenet, Julien, Monnet, Marion, Van Effenterre, Clémentine
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Jul2023
Materias:	Psychology of students Role models High schools High school students Field research
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