Kerstin Manzel|Jörg Baten
Gender Equality and Inequality in Numeracy: The Case of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1880–1949
Universidad de Montevideo|University of Tübingen|Universidad de Montevideo|University of Tübingen
abstract article outlines development gender disparities education 28 latin american caribbean countries period 1880 1949 using age heaping techniques explore particular hypothesis ushaped development womens education economic development ie decrease gender equality lower levels overall education increasing gender equality higher levels downward sloping part find evidence although part relatively small upward sloping part strongly confirmed also find nonhispanic caribbean countries substantially lower gender inequality rates latin american countries second major contribution document development average numerical abilities genders 28 countries