Transitions after Obligatory Schooling: Gender Differences among Ethnic Minorities
In this article, we look at the assimilation of migrant boys and girls into the Swiss school system by focusing on their first upper secondary school transition. For each cohort, we empirically investigate gender effects linked to the wave of migration and the age at arrival inside the school system, using administrative data for Geneva on fifteen cohorts (1993-2007). Our results show that there are important differences between subgroups of students, while controlling for parents socioeconomic status. In particular, the earlier migrant children arrive in the school system, the more gender behaviors depend on the nationality group, a result compatible with a selective acculturation process.