Stephan Maurer, Guido Schwerdt and Simon Wiederhold find a positive impact from female lecturers on female educational performance. But this effect exists when class sizes are small, suggesting that it is direct and frequent interactions between students and their teachers, rather than a role model effect, that is important.

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24 April 2023

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LSE EUROPP

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2023/04/24/female-students-perform-better-when-taught-by-female-lecturers-but-class-size-is-key/

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