Abstract
This study explores the gender gap in economics. A pre- and post-survey was conducted in three introductory classes in microeconomics to measure any observable difference in attitudes between male and female students toward the discipline. The pre-survey discovered that male students had a statistically significantly more positive attitude than female students in two of the four measures of student attitude, including the overall metric. The post-survey revealed no such difference in attitudes between the genders in any of the measures. These results were consistent in online class, traditional face-to-face class, and face-to-face honors class formats.
Recommended Citation
(2026)
"A Vanishing Gender Gap in Attitudes Toward Economics: A Pre- and Post-Course Analysis,"
Journal of Economics and Finance Education: Vol. 17:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/jefe/vol17/iss1/1
