  This paper illustrates the intergenerational transmission of the gender gap
in education among first and second-generation immigrants. Using the Current
Population Survey (1994-2018), we find that the difference in female-male
education persists from the home country to the new environment. A one standard
deviation increase of the ancestral country female-male difference in schooling
is associated with 17.2% and 2.5% of a standard deviation increase in the
gender gap among first and second generations, respectively. Since gender
perspective in education uncovers a new channel for cultural transmission among
families, we interpret the findings as evidence of cultural persistence among
first generations and partial cultural assimilation of second generations.
Moreover, Disaggregation into country-groups reveals different paths for this
transmission: descendants of immigrants of lower-income countries show fewer
attachments to the gender opinions of their home country. Average local
education of natives can facilitate the acculturation process. Immigrants
residing in states with higher education reveal a lower tendency to follow
their home country attitudes regarding the gender gap.
