Michela Carlana's guest appearances

Michela Carlana

Women and Public Policy Program Seminar Series

Tiriamo a Campari

Jo Boaler

Alberto Alesina

Jennifer Lawless

Robert Jensen

Valerie Hudson

Mary Brinton

Iris Bohnet

Jessica Clarke

Trina Jones

Soledad Prillaman

Bina Agarwal

Zoe Kinias

Stephanie Creary

Sabrina Karim

Shauna Shames

OwlTail

In this seminar, Michela Carlana analyzes the impact of teachers' gender stereotypes on student achievement. She collects a unique dataset including information on the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test (IAT) of teachers and students' outcomes, such as performance in standardized test scores, track choice, and self-confidence. Michela finds that teachers’ stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self-select into less demanding high-schools, following the track recommendation of their teachers. These effects are at least partially driven by a lower self-confidence on own math ability of girls exposed to gender biased teachers. Michela Carlana, WAPPP Faculty Affiliate; Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

<p>In this seminar, Michela Carlana analyzes the impact of teachers' gender stereotypes on student achievement. She collects a unique dataset including information on the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test (IAT) of teachers and students' outcomes, such as performance in standardized test scores, track choice, and self-confidence. Michela finds that teachers’ stereotypes induce girls to underperform in math and self-select into less demanding high-schools, following the track recommendation of their teachers. These effects are at least partially driven by a lower self-confidence on own math ability of girls exposed to gender biased teachers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/michela-carlana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michela Carlana</a>, WAPPP Faculty Affiliate; Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School</p>

Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence from Teachers’ Gender Bias with Michela Carlana