From Nutrition to Aspirations and Self-Efficacy : Gender Bias Over Time Among Children in Four Countries

By Stefan Dercon, Abhijeet Singh. 2013

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We use data on children at ages 8, 12, and 15 from Young Lives, a cohort study of 12,000 children across Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru, and Vietnam to document the presence of a gender gap across indicators of nutrition, education, aspirations, subjective well-being, and psychosocial competencies. We find considerable heterogeneity across countries, ages, and indicators in the existence and direction of gender gaps. Second, we find evidence of an “institutionalized” gender bias against girls in education in India and, to an extent, Ethiopia. Poorer non-cognitive skills could be a channel for continuing gender bias through poorer labor market outcomes.

Subfields: Gender Studies, Safety Research

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Citations in the corpus

• Perceived Self-Efficacy, Poverty, and Economic Development (2017, background): “Cultural and institutional differences lead to lower PSE among girls in Ethiopia and India and higher PSE among girls in Vietnam (compared to boys), as found by Dercon & Singh (2013).”