The effects of parents' gender stereotypes on children's maths performance

The role of gender stereotypes in students' academic performance attracts increasing attention among economists. In this paper, we explore how gender stereotypes among parents can affect students' maths performance. Using the data on junior high school students from the China Education Pan...

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Published in:Applied economics 2024-12, Vol.56 (60), p.9373-9392
Main Authors: Li, Changhong, Lin, Wenlian, Deng, Lanfang, Li, Hongyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
academic performance
cognitive skills
Gender
Gender roles
Gender stereotypes
intergenerational transmission
Mathematics education
Middle schools
Parents & parenting
Resource allocation
Stereotypes
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Summary:The role of gender stereotypes in students' academic performance attracts increasing attention among economists. In this paper, we explore how gender stereotypes among parents can affect students' maths performance. Using the data on junior high school students from the China Education Panel Survey, we find that when parents believe boys to be better than girls in maths, such a gender stereotype results in perceived difficulty in maths and poor maths performance among girls. Parental gender stereotyping does not change their allocation of educational resources, but rather shapes girls' gender stereotypes and thereby lowers their academic performance. In contrast, we do not find any significantly negative effects of parental gender role stereotypes among boys.
ISSN:0003-6846
1466-4283
DOI:10.1080/00036846.2024.2302928