Gendered language and the educational gender gap

Gendered language and the educational gender gap

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. •Speaking a gendered language is assoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2018-07, Vol.168 (July), p.46-48
Hauptverfasser: Davis, Lewis, Reynolds, Megan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
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Culture
Education
Educational attainment
Frauenbildung
Gender
Gender differences
Gender inequality
Gender roles
Geschlechtsspezifik
Kultur
Language
Nouns
Pronouns
Schulabschluss
Sekundarbereich
Sex roles
Soziale Ungleichheit
Soziokultureller Faktor
Sprache
Studies
Welt
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Zusammenfassung: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. •Speaking a gendered language is associated with a 0.75 year increase in the educational gender gap.•It is also associated with a 7.6% point rise in the gender gap in secondary school completion.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2018.04.006