2024-03-28T21:23:44
114496
Thu Mar 28 21:23:45 EDT 2024
Replication data for: Gender Peer Effects in a Predominantly Male Environment: Evidence from West Point
Nick Huntington-Klein
Elaina Rose
114496
https://doi.org/10.3886/E114496V1
There is considerable interest in the success of women in overwhelmingly male environments. One hypothesized determinant of success is the increased presence of other women. However, the theoretical direction of this effect is uncertain. Previous studies of heavily male contexts have had mixed results. We take advantage of random peer group assignment at West Point military academy to identify gender peer effects in the first years in which women were admitted. We find that women do significantly better when placed in companies with more women peers. The addition of one woman peer reduces the gender progression gap by half.
education
gender
peer effects
military
I23 Higher Education; Research Institutions
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
United States
1977 – 1984
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USMA Howitzer yearbooks