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The following chapter describes and adapts the macro-meso-micro model to expand the theoretical explanations for gender gaps in mathematics and reading competencies and to derive the missing macro-meso-micro links. First, I use gender effects to explain the gender gaps on the micro level. Second, I derive how school and education system characteristics affect the gender gaps in competencies. Third, I discuss further relevant characteristics.
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Zapfe, L. (2023). Theoretical Explanations for Gender Inequality: The Macro-Meso-Micro Model. In: The Effect of Education System and School Characteristics on the Gender Gap in Competencies. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43323-9_4
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