Can Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence from Exogenously Assigned General Practitioners
利用外生指派的全科医生数据，研究发现接触女医生能提高女生进入STEMM教育项目的概率，尤其对高能力低教育背景家庭的女生效果更显著，表明日常医疗互动也能产生角色模型效应。
Abstract We use exogenously assigned general practitioners to study the effects of female role models on girls' educational outcomes. Girls who are exposed to female general practitioners are more likely to sort into male-dominated education programs in high school, most notably science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM). These effects persist as they enter college and select majors. The effects are larger for high-ability girls with low-educated mothers, suggesting that female role models improve intergenerational mobility and narrow the gifted gap. This demonstrates that role model effects in education need not involve individuals in the classroom but can arise due to everyday interactions with medical professionals.