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Colette, Andreucci; Marjolaine, Chatoney – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2017
Many studies have shown the importance of the socio-cultural factors that lead girls to desert scientific and technological courses. Over a long period, the contents of the French technology education (TE) college curricula may well have contributed to strengthening the feeling among girls that this discipline was better suited to boys. The choice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Bias, Technology Education, Instructional Material Evaluation
Terrier, Camille – Centre for Economic Performance, 2015
This paper tests if gender-discrimination in grading affects pupils' achievements and course choices. I use a unique dataset containing grades given by teachers, scores obtained anonymously by pupils at different ages, and their course choice during high school. Based on double-differences, the identification of the gender bias in grades suggests…
Descriptors: Gender Discrimination, Gender Bias, Grades (Scholastic), Grading