Gendered language and the educational gender gap

被引：26

作者：

Davis, Lewis ^{[1
]}

Reynolds, Megan ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Union Coll, Econ Dept, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308 USA

[2] Goldman Sachs, 200 West St, New York, NY 10282 USA

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2018年 / 168卷

关键词：

Culture; Language; Education; Gender inequality;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2018.04.006

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Languages differ in the degree to which they employ gender distinctions for nouns and pronouns. Speaking a gendered language may highlight gender roles. We find that speaking a gendered language is associated with a greater gender gap in educational attainment. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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