Can Women Teach Math (and Be Promoted)? A Meta-analysis of Gender Differences across Student Evaluations of Teaching

Academic women in economics have different experiences and outcomes than men and women in other social science fields do, including bias within their performance evaluation instruments, student teaching evaluations (STEs). Despite research citing biases in STEs, no study summarized the magnitude of...

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Published in:AEA papers and proceedings 2021-05, Vol.111, p.184-189
Main Authors: Felkey, Amanda J., Batz-Barbarich, Cassondra
Format: Article
Language:English
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GENDER EFFECTS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
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Summary:Academic women in economics have different experiences and outcomes than men and women in other social science fields do, including bias within their performance evaluation instruments, student teaching evaluations (STEs). Despite research citing biases in STEs, no study summarized the magnitude of these biases. A systematic review and meta-analysis addresses this by combining data from all prior research on the subject. Our meta-analysis examines gender bias in STEs, finding significant gender differences in economics favoring men but no evidence for gender differences in the remaining social sciences. Implications are discussed, and recommendations are made.
ISSN:2574-0768
2574-0776
DOI:10.1257/pandp.20211125