Special Seminar: Gender Biases in Student Evaluations of Teachers
Special Seminar
Apr 15, 2015, 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM | 1011 Evans Hall | Happening As Scheduled
Anne Boring, OFCE-PRESAGE-Sciences Po, and LEDa-DIAL (France)
I use a unique database from a French university to analyze gender biases in student evaluations of teachers (SETs). The results of generalized ordered logit regressions suggest that male teachers tend to receive higher SET scores because of students’ gender biases. Male students in particular express a strong bias in their favor: male students are approximately 30% more likely to give an...