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The Reversal of the Gender Gap in Education: Exploring its Consequences for Partnering, Employment and Voting Behaviour

Nordin, Martin LU and Stanfors, Maria LU (2024) In IZA Discussion Papers
Abstract
Women have made substantial gains in education and outperform men regarding educational attainment across the OECD, but the consequences of this reversal of the gender gap in education (RGE) have not been well researched. We address the association between the RGE and partnering, employment, and support for a right-wing populist party in Sweden. We explore the differential impacts of women's educational advancements versus men's lagging by using cross-sectional register data and within-areal age variation in RGE. Results show that RGE is negatively associated with partnering and employment prospects among individuals with a low level of education. Results suggest that men's educational disadvantage may contribute to growing support for... (More)
Women have made substantial gains in education and outperform men regarding educational attainment across the OECD, but the consequences of this reversal of the gender gap in education (RGE) have not been well researched. We address the association between the RGE and partnering, employment, and support for a right-wing populist party in Sweden. We explore the differential impacts of women's educational advancements versus men's lagging by using cross-sectional register data and within-areal age variation in RGE. Results show that RGE is negatively associated with partnering and employment prospects among individuals with a low level of education. Results suggest that men's educational disadvantage may contribute to growing support for right-wing populist parties and that shifting gender gaps in education may foster frustration in various areas of life and anti-egalitarian values. (Less)
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gender gap in education, partnership, employment, political opinion, J12, I24, Z13
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IZA Discussion Papers
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IZA DP No. 17437
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33 pages
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IZA – Institute of Labor Economics
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Educational assortative mating and inequality. Consequences of changing family dynamics in Sweden, 1970-2020
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English
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  series       = {{IZA Discussion Papers}},
  title        = {{The Reversal of the Gender Gap in Education: Exploring its Consequences for Partnering, Employment and Voting Behaviour}},
  url          = {{https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/17437/the-reversal-of-the-gender-gap-in-education-exploring-its-consequences-for-partnering-employment-and-voting-behaviour}},
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