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The aim is to investigate the gender differences in intergenerational educational mobility and the impact of skills.

Gendered pathways to intergenerational mobility: the role of cognitive and noncognitive skills in PIAAC

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This cross-country study examines gender gaps in educational mobility, highlighting skills' roles in outcomes.

The aim is to investigate the gender differences in intergenerational educational mobility and the impact of skills.
Analyzed PIAAC II Cycle data across 23 OECD countries
Developed four mobility measures
Applied Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition to assess skill contributions to gender mobility differences
Men exhibited lower educational mobility than women in nearly all studied countries
Cognitive skills, especially numeracy, mainly explained the mobility gap, favoring men
Noncognitive traits like conscientiousness and open-mindedness contributed to women's mobility

SEGOVIA et al. (2026) studied this question.

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