The Effect of Student-Teacher Gender Match on Students' Cognitive and Noncognitive Outcomes - A Random Control Trial in China

• Project/Area Number: 23K12489
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Wang Tong 東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 特任研究員 (30822267)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
• Keywords: gender / role model / mathematics / noncognitive behavior

Outline of Research at the Start

This research aims at studying the effect of role model on mitigating gender gaps in education outcome and reducing the inequality in human capital. To achieve this goal, we conduct a random control trial in which the treatment group watch videos on female mathematicians.