Women score lower on socio-emotional skills. Or do they? New evidence from Tanzania Rachel CassidySmita DasClara DelavalladeElijah KipchumbaJoséphine Tassy July 16, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/women-score-lower-on-socio-emotional-skills--or-do-they--new-evi Across much of the research on low- and middle-income countries, a familiar finding keeps showing up in the data: men appear to have stronger socio-emotional skills than women. New evidence from Tanzania suggests this pattern may be a product of how skills are measured, rather than a reflection of how they are actually distributed.