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dc.titleDoes Gender and Sexual Diversity Lead to Greater Conflict in the School?
dc.contributor.authorFrisancho, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorNakasone, Eduardo
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.date.available2022-12-09T08:52:37
dc.date.issue2022-12-09T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractDiversity in gender identity and sexual orientation challenges traditional institutions, social norms, and gendered stereotypes. This may translate into greater levels of conflict in society. Using data from 95 middle and high schools in Uruguay, we exploit plausibly exogenous variation in the share of LGBT students across classrooms and estimate its impact on the prevalence of psychological, physical, and sexual violence in the school. On average, we do not find support for a strong link between the share of LGBT students in the classroom and the prevalence of violence, yet we show that there are gendered effects of greater diversity: a larger share of LGBT students in the classroom is associated with greater levels of psychological and physical violence among LGBT girls.
dc.format.extent31
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004609
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Does-Gender-and-Sexual-Diversity-Lead-to-Greater-Conflict-in-the-School.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectDiversity and Inclusion
dc.subjectLGBTQ+
dc.subjectGender Identity
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectHigh School
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectBullying
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeL21 - Business Objectives of the Firm
dc.subject.jelcodeL24 - Contracting Out • Joint Ventures • Technology Licensing
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01399
idb.operationRG-K1415
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