The Impact of Female Teachers on Female Students' Lifetime Well-Being

Abstract

It is widely believed that female students benefit from being taught by female teachers, particularly when those teachers serve as counter-stereotypical role models. We study education in rural areas of the US circa 1940--a setting in which there were few professional female exemplars other than teachers--and find that female students were more successful when their primary-school teachers were disproportionately female. Impacts are lifelong: female students taught by female teachers were more likely to move up the educational ladder by completing high school and attending college, and had higher lifetime family income and increased longevity.

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Education Aid in Promoting Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education with a Specific Emphasis on the Gender Perspective

“…The findings of this study, which highlight a positive relationship between female teachers and schooling outcomes, align with earlier research conducted by Card et al (2022), Wahsheh & Alhawamdeh (2015), Kirk (2006), Rugh (2000), Banerjee et al (2000), and Herz et al (1991) regarding the impact of female teachers in education. The positive and statistically significant relationship between female teachers and education outcomes provides a strong message that female teachers can help to improve education outcomes in developing countries through various ways.…”

“…Female Teachers as a percentage of total teachers of a particular level is taken as a control variable because female teachers may advocate more in society regarding the importance of education and the future benefits of literacy. In addition, female teachers provide a conducive classroom environment and facilitate other educational activities (Card et al, 2022;Kirk, 2006;Wahsheh et al, 2015).…”

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“…We note that our research design does not allow us to provide a process explanation for the observed interaction effect. Nonetheless, we speculate that female entrepreneurs with higher aspirations are more attuned to female role models which, in turn, helps them overcome the sticky stereotypes and gender-specific roles of entrepreneurs in developing countries (e.g., Card et al 2022), thereby reinforcing their self-efficacy.…”

Foreign Aid Effectiveness in the Education Sector: A Dynamic Panel Analysis

“…In addition, female teachers provide a conducive classroom environment and facilitate other educational activities. Earlier research conducted by Card et al (2022), Kirk (2006), and Wahsheh & Alhawamdeh (2015) highlighted a positive relationship between female teachers and schooling outcomes. Similarly, the World Bank (2001b), Herz et al (1991), Rugh (2000), and Banerjee et al (2000) emphasized hiring female teachers to increase girls' enrolment.…”