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Subtle Linguistic Cues Increase Girls’ Engagement in Science

Subtle shifts in linguistic cues, such as describing science as an action instead of as an identity, may decrease the gender gap in science among young children.

Marjorie Rhodes, Sarah-Jane Leslie, Kathryn M. Yee, Katya Saunders (2019)

Girl Empower – A gender transformative mentoring and cash transfer intervention to promote adolescent wellbeing: Impact findings from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Liberia

The Girl Empower intervention in Liberia, with a conditional cash transfer component, led to improvements in the sexual and reproductive health, gender attitudes, and life skills of 13 to 14-year-old adolescent girls, but did not improve sexual violence, schooling, psychosocial wellbeing, and protective factors outcomes.

Berk Özler, Kelly Hallman, Marie-France Guimond, Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Marian Rogers, Esther Karnley (2020)

The Mark of a Woman's Record: Gender and Academic Performance in Hiring

Academic achievement (grade point average, or GPA) has relatively no impact on the likelihood of men being hired in entry-level jobs whereas women are most hirable if their resumes portray moderate academic achievement. Moderate academic achievement is associated with increased likeability among women candidates.

Natasha Quadlin (2018)

Improving Girls' Sense of Fit in Science: Increasing the Impact of Role Models

Beyond merely exposing girls to role models, actively encouraging girls to choose a role model may improve their sense of fit in science.

Laurie T. O'Brien, Aline Hitti, Emily Shaffer, Amanda R. Van Camp, Donata Henry, Patricia N. Gilbert (2017)

Reducing Discrimination in the Field: Evidence from an Awareness Raising Intervention Targeting Gender Biases in Student Evaluations of Teaching

Encouraging students not to incur in gender discrimination is likely to be ineffective; a more effective approach is to present them data of past gender discrimination made by students.

Anne Boring, Arnaud Philippe (2021)

The Impact of an Inclusive Education Intervention on Learning Outcomes for Girls with Disabilities within a Resource-poor Setting

A holistic approach to inclusive education — one that spans both school and community settings — may benefit the educational attainment of girls with disabilities in Kenya.

Mark Carew, Marcella Deluca, Nora Groce, Sammy Fwaga, Maria Kett (2020)

Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.

Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)

Intended versus unintended consequences of migration restriction policies: evidence from a natural experiment in Indonesia

Restrictive migration policy , which restricted people from emigrating (migrating away) from their country of origin, deteriorated the local labor market by pushing a higher percentage of women than men into informal and agricultural work but also led to an increase in junior secondary school enrollment.

Mattia Makovec, Ririn S. Purnamasari, Matteo Sandi, Astrid Savitiri (2018)

Negotiating a Better Future: How Interpersonal Skills Facilitate Intergenerational Investment

In Zambia, negotiation training for teen girls may increase their continued enrollment in school.

Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Corinne Low, Kathleen McGinn (2020)

Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India

A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.

Karthik Muralidharan, Nishith Prakash (2017)