Breadcrumb Home Research Education Open share Close Share Close In this section Education Family, labour and fertility Culture Politics Women's Empowerment Policies Education Gender differences in Math Tests: The role of Time pressure Vincenzo Galasso and Paola ProfetaThe Economic JournalWe investigate the role of time pressure in math tests in originating gender gaps. These math tests are often used to select candidates for entry into STEM fields, where women are underrepresented.In a randomized experiment, college students take a math test under 3 possible conditions: high time pressure. low time pressure, no time pressure. We show that reducing or eliminating time pressure decreases the math gender gap by up to 40%, with no cost in terms of a less efficient selection of candidates.We investigate two possible mechanisms: test-taking strategy and anxiety. Our results suggest that larger math gender gaps under time pressure are mostly due to anxiety. Does Scarcity of Female Instructors Create Demand for Diversity among Students? Evidence from an M-Turk Experiment Patricia Funk, Nagore Iriberri, Giulia SavioLabour Economics The Gender Gap in Standardized Tests: What Are We Measuring? Silvia Griselda Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Compulsory Class Attendance Versus Autonomy Working Paper No: 147Sofoklis Goulas, Silvia Griselda, Rigissa MegalokonomouYear: 2021 Comparative Advantage and Gender Gap in STEM Silvia Griselda with Sofoklis Goulas and Rigissa Megalokonomou
