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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Gender Inequality Is Associated with Lower Long-Term Educational Aspiration of Chinese Adolescents

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Cross-Cutting Theme Poster - Global Psychological Science Perspectives

  • Peilian Chi
    University of Macau
  • Lihua Chen
    University of Macau
  • Tongxiaoyu Li
    University of Macau
  • Kehui Wu
    University of Macau
  • Ronnel King
    The Education University of Hong Kong
  • Hongfei Du
    Guangzhou University

Abstract

This study sought to address two research questions in a nationally representative sample of Chinese adolescents: (1) whether province-level gender inequality would predict adolescents’ long-term educational aspiration, and (2) whether gender inequality affects educational aspiration differently for boys and girls.

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