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Relief Versus Regret: The Effect of Gender and Negotiating Norm Ambiguity on Reactions to Having One’s First Offer Accepted

Women experience more relief following the acceptance of their first offer in an employment negotiation than men.  

Laura Kray, Michele Gelfand (2009)
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Who Chooses Annuities? An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Gender, Framing, and Defaults

Women nearing retirement are more likely than men to choose the annuity option, which is in part due to having less information on investment options and financial literacy.

Julie R. Agnew, Lisa R. Anderson, Jeffrey R. Gerlach, Lisa R. Szykman (2008)
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Gender Differences in the Response to Competition

A competitive fellowship program had a positive effect on the performance of male students, but not of female students.

Joseph Price (2008)
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Can an Angry Woman Get Ahead?: Status Conferral, Gender, and Expression of Emotion in the Workplace

Professional women suffer negative consequences for displays of emotion in the workplace, while professional men are accorded benefits for similar behaviors.

Victoria L Brescoll, Eric Luis Uhlmann (2008)
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Testosterone and Aggression in a Simulated Crisis Game

Higher levels of testosterone are associated with more aggression, particularly among older women and younger men.

Rose McDermott, Dominic Johnson, Jonathan Cowden, Stephen Rosen (2007)
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Do Women Shy Away from Competition? Do Men Compete Too Much?

Against their best interest, low-ability men compete too often, and high-ability women do not compete enough.

Muriel Niederle, Lise Vesterlund (2007)
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The Malleability of Men's Gender Self-Concept

Men’s self-perceptions of the degree to which they fulfill stereotypically masculine traits change when they are placed in either subordinate or superior social positions.

Cade McCall, Nilanjana Dasgupta (2007)
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Pregnancy and STD Prevention Counseling Using an Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing: A Randomized Control Trial

Contraception use among use women at risk for unintended pregnancy increases 2 months after they were involved in a pregnancy prevention counseling intervention, but program effects diminish at 12 months. 

Ruth Petersen, Jennifer Albright, Joanne M. Garrett, Kathryn M. Curtis (2007)
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Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects

Moving from poor to more affluent neighborhoods benefits adults and female youth, but has adverse effects for male youth.

Jeffrey R. Kling, Jeffrey B. Liebman, Lawrence F. Katz (2007)
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Gender and Performance: Evidence from School Assignment by Randomized Lottery

School choice programs lead to greater improvements in test scores for white girls than other groups.

Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger (2006)
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Relief Versus Regret: The Effect of Gender and Negotiating Norm Ambiguity on Reactions to Having One’s First Offer Accepted

Women experience more relief following the acceptance of their first offer in an employment negotiation than men.  

Laura Kray, Michele Gelfand (2009)
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Gender Differences in the Response to Competition

A competitive fellowship program had a positive effect on the performance of male students, but not of female students.

Joseph Price (2008)
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Testosterone and Aggression in a Simulated Crisis Game

Higher levels of testosterone are associated with more aggression, particularly among older women and younger men.

Rose McDermott, Dominic Johnson, Jonathan Cowden, Stephen Rosen (2007)
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The Malleability of Men's Gender Self-Concept

Men’s self-perceptions of the degree to which they fulfill stereotypically masculine traits change when they are placed in either subordinate or superior social positions.

Cade McCall, Nilanjana Dasgupta (2007)
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Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects

Moving from poor to more affluent neighborhoods benefits adults and female youth, but has adverse effects for male youth.

Jeffrey R. Kling, Jeffrey B. Liebman, Lawrence F. Katz (2007)
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Who Chooses Annuities? An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Gender, Framing, and Defaults

Women nearing retirement are more likely than men to choose the annuity option, which is in part due to having less information on investment options and financial literacy.

Julie R. Agnew, Lisa R. Anderson, Jeffrey R. Gerlach, Lisa R. Szykman (2008)
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Can an Angry Woman Get Ahead?: Status Conferral, Gender, and Expression of Emotion in the Workplace

Professional women suffer negative consequences for displays of emotion in the workplace, while professional men are accorded benefits for similar behaviors.

Victoria L Brescoll, Eric Luis Uhlmann (2008)
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Do Women Shy Away from Competition? Do Men Compete Too Much?

Against their best interest, low-ability men compete too often, and high-ability women do not compete enough.

Muriel Niederle, Lise Vesterlund (2007)
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Pregnancy and STD Prevention Counseling Using an Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing: A Randomized Control Trial

Contraception use among use women at risk for unintended pregnancy increases 2 months after they were involved in a pregnancy prevention counseling intervention, but program effects diminish at 12 months. 

Ruth Petersen, Jennifer Albright, Joanne M. Garrett, Kathryn M. Curtis (2007)
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Gender and Performance: Evidence from School Assignment by Randomized Lottery

School choice programs lead to greater improvements in test scores for white girls than other groups.

Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger (2006)
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