What’s in a Name: Exposing Gender Bias in Student Ratings of Teaching
Assistant instructors who were perceived as female received lower ratings from students than instructors perceived as male, regardless of their actual gender and teaching ability.
A Gender Bias in the Attribution of Creativity: Archival and Experimental Evidence for the Perceived Association Between Masculinity and Creative Thinking
Common views of creativity favor stereotypically masculine traits, leading people to perceive women as less creative, and less deserving of recognition and reward.
Why Women Don’t Run: Experimental Evidence on Gender Differences in Political Competition Aversion
Highlighting the competitive nature of the political process discourages politically active women—but not men—from seeking information on running for office.
Discrimination against Queer Women in the U.S. Workforce: A Resume Audit Study
Based on fictitious resumes, LGBTQ women received fewer invitations to interview than perceived heterosexual women when applying online to jobs in several states.
Microenterprise growth and the flypaper effect: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
In-kind grants of inventory, equipment, and supplies increase business profits for a significant proportion of female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana, whereas cash transfers do not.
Marcel Fafchamps,
David McKenzie,
Simon Quinn,
Christopher Woodruff
Investors prefer entrepreneurial ventures pitched by attractive men
Investors preferred pitches presented by male entrepreneurs compared to pitches made by female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitch is the same. Attractive men were particularly persuasive, whereas physical attractiveness did not matter among female entrepreneurs.
Alison Wood Brooks,
Laura Huang,
Sarah Wood Kearney,
Fiona E. Murray
Effect Of A Structural Intervention For The Prevention Of Intimate-Partner Violence And HIV In Rural South Africa: A Cluster Randomised Trial
Combining a microfinance program for women with a participatory curriculum to discuss gender roles, relationships, intimate-partner violence, and HIV reduced levels of intimate-partner violence in South Africa.
Paul M. Pronyk,
James R. Hargreaves,
Julia C. Kim,
Linda A. Morison,
Godfrey Phetla,
Charlotte Watts,
Joanna Busza,
John D. H. Porter
Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Lowering the barriers to education by providing free school uniforms lowered girls’ and boys’ dropout rates, reduced teen pregnancy within marriage, and decreased teen marriage rates.
What’s in a Name: Exposing Gender Bias in Student Ratings of Teaching
Assistant instructors who were perceived as female received lower ratings from students than instructors perceived as male, regardless of their actual gender and teaching ability.
Why Women Don’t Run: Experimental Evidence on Gender Differences in Political Competition Aversion
Highlighting the competitive nature of the political process discourages politically active women—but not men—from seeking information on running for office.
Microenterprise growth and the flypaper effect: Evidence from a randomized experiment in Ghana
In-kind grants of inventory, equipment, and supplies increase business profits for a significant proportion of female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana, whereas cash transfers do not.
Marcel Fafchamps,
David McKenzie,
Simon Quinn,
Christopher Woodruff
Education, HIV, and Early Fertility: Experimental Evidence from Kenya
Lowering the barriers to education by providing free school uniforms lowered girls’ and boys’ dropout rates, reduced teen pregnancy within marriage, and decreased teen marriage rates.
A Gender Bias in the Attribution of Creativity: Archival and Experimental Evidence for the Perceived Association Between Masculinity and Creative Thinking
Common views of creativity favor stereotypically masculine traits, leading people to perceive women as less creative, and less deserving of recognition and reward.
Discrimination against Queer Women in the U.S. Workforce: A Resume Audit Study
Based on fictitious resumes, LGBTQ women received fewer invitations to interview than perceived heterosexual women when applying online to jobs in several states.
Investors prefer entrepreneurial ventures pitched by attractive men
Investors preferred pitches presented by male entrepreneurs compared to pitches made by female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitch is the same. Attractive men were particularly persuasive, whereas physical attractiveness did not matter among female entrepreneurs.
Alison Wood Brooks,
Laura Huang,
Sarah Wood Kearney,
Fiona E. Murray
Effect Of A Structural Intervention For The Prevention Of Intimate-Partner Violence And HIV In Rural South Africa: A Cluster Randomised Trial
Combining a microfinance program for women with a participatory curriculum to discuss gender roles, relationships, intimate-partner violence, and HIV reduced levels of intimate-partner violence in South Africa.
Paul M. Pronyk,
James R. Hargreaves,
Julia C. Kim,
Linda A. Morison,
Godfrey Phetla,
Charlotte Watts,
Joanna Busza,
John D. H. Porter