Young children may benefit from having more male teachers
Gender quotas in Finnish primary schools seemed to benefit boys and girls alike
Critics of affirmative action, discrimination to promote diversity, say favouring less-qualified candidates is unfair and leads to worse outcomes. A new study shows the trade-off can be more subtle. Ursina Schaede of the University of Zurich and Ville Mankki of the University of Turku found that after Finland abolished a quota ensuring gender balance among primary-school teachers, pupils suffered.
This article appeared in the Graphic detail section of the print edition under the headline “Quotas on it”
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