Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Improving education in developing countries is a priority, and closing the gender gap in STEM subjects is even more important. I show how the Queen of Katwe, a Disney movie, caused girls in Uganda to do better on math exams by giving them a role model to overcome stereotype threat.

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For more on this research, see:
"Role models in movies: the impact of Queen of Katwe on students’ educational attainment" by Emma Riley