Brechas de género en competencias cognitivaevidencia internacional

  1. Sara de la Rica 1
  2. Yolanda F. Rebollo-Sanz 2
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

  2. 2 Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z749649

Revista:
Cuadernos económicos de ICE

ISSN: 0210-2633,  2340-9037

Any de publicació: 2018

Títol de l'exemplar: Capital humano y mercado laboral

Número: 95

Pàgines: 125-150

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.32796/CICE.2018.95.6645 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccés obert editor

Altres publicacions en: Cuadernos económicos de ICE

Resum

This paper documents gender gaps in cognitive skills, such as reading comprehension and mathematical skills, for a joint sample of 31 OECD countries. The Adult Competency Assessment Program sponsored by the OECD is used (PIAAC 2012). There is a gender gap in math skills between 4 and 5 per cent in favor of males. When adjusting for differences in human capital and working conditions, the gap decreases only marginally. A subsequent exploratory analysis indicates that intangible aspects such as anxiety / tension versus mathematics detected at the age of 14 may be behind the existence of these gender gaps in adults.

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