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The educational attainment of young women: Role model effects of female high school faculty

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: To test for the presence of role model effects of female high school faculty and professional staff on young women in high school, we estimate several models of educational attainment for young women using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Exposure to female high school faculty and professional staff has a positive impact on the educational attainment of young women. This result, combined with our finding that female faculty and professional staff have no significant impact on the educational attainment of young men, supports a female role model hypothesis.

Source: Demography

DOI: 10.2307/2648107

Authors: Lucia A. Nixon, Michael D. Robinson

Institutions: Mathematica Policy Research, Mount Holyoke College

Language: English

Topic: Career Development and Diversity

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2071662710