2021
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3789018
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Does Exposure to More Women in Male-Dominated Fields Render Female Students More Career-Oriented?

Abstract: The underrepresentation of women in male-dominated fields of study can generate a lack of role models for female students, which may influence their career choices. This paper sheds light on this question, investigating the existence of impacts of the gender composition of instructors and peers in the Department of Economics from a selective Brazilian university. Specifically, we analyze whether having higher shares of female professors and classmates throughout undergraduate studies in Economics affects femal… Show more

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