Women in STEM: The Longer-Term Effects of Teachers. This project aims to understand the impact of teacher attitudes, gender, gender biases and behaviour on student performance in and preference for Sc

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Women in STEM: The Longer-Term Effects of Teachers. This project aims to understand the impact of teacher attitudes, gender, gender biases and behaviour on student performance in and preference for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects and careers, and the impact of the school environment on teacher gender bias. The project will use exogenous variation to analyse the impact of teachers on student achievement in high stakes exams, effort and aspirations to pursue a STEM career. Expected outcomes include a new understanding of the contribution of teachers to gender differences in STEM. This will benefit Australia that invests significant funding to gender equity initiatives to eliminate barriers for women's participation in STEM, and reduce the gender wage gap.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3801 - Applied Economics. Lead: A/Prof Rigissa Megalokonomou