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Girls' comparative advantage in reading can largely explain the gender gap in math-related fields

Thomas Breda, Clotilde Napp

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1905779116

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 failed. The earliest on record is from 2023.

Replications

• Girls' comparative advantage in language arts explains little of the gender gap in math-related fields: A replication and extension, Wan et al. (2023). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Outcome recorded: failed. explained only small proportions of the gender gap in students' intentions to pursue math-intensive fields (0.4 to 10.2%) Outcome read from the abstract. View paper

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Breda, T., & Napp, C. (2019). Girls' comparative advantage in reading can largely explain the gender gap in math-related fields. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(31), 15435–15440. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1905779116

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