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One Angry Woman: Anger Expression Increases Influence for Men, but Decreases Influence for Women, During Group Deliberation

During group deliberations, the act of expressing anger increases a man’s influence but decreases a woman’s influence.

Jessica M. Salerno, Liana C. Peter-Hagene (2015)
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More Women in Tech? Evidence from a field experiment addressing social identity

De-biasing job application messaging can remove perceived barriers to success that prevent women from entering the technology workforce.

Lucía Del Carpio, Maria Guadalupe (2019)
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How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

Eric Arias (2019)
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A woman’s place is in the…startup! Crowdfunder judgments, implicit bias, and the stereotype content model

When seeking investors via crowdfunding, female entrepreneurs benefit from the stereotype that they are more trustworthy than male entrepreneurs.

Michael A. Johnson, Regan M. Stevenson, Chaim R. Letwin (2018)
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Emirati women do not shy away from competition: Evidence from a patriarchal society in transition

Women were more likely to compete than men in this study from the UAE.

Aurelie Dariel, Curtis Kephart, Nikos Nikiforakis, Christina Zenker (2017)
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A gender bias habit-breaking intervention led to increased hiring of female faculty in STEMM departments

An intervention treating gender bias as a changeable habit led to more gender-balanced hiring of university faculty over the next two years.

Patricia G. Devine, Patrick Forscher, William T. L. Cox, Anna Kaatz, Jennifer Sheridan, Molly Carnes (2017)
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The Effect of an Intervention to Break the Gender Bias Habit for Faculty at One Institution: A Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial

A habit-breaking approach to gender bias led to behavioral changes and improved work climate among university faculty.

Molly Carnes, Patricia G. Devine, Linda Baier Manwell, Angela Byars-Winston, Eve Fine, Cecilia E. Ford, Patrick Forscher, Carol Isaac, Anna Kaatz, Wairimu Magua, Mari Palta, Jennifer Sheridan (2015)
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Female Role Models: Protecting Women’s Math Test Performance

The presence of a female role model can buffer women’s math test performance in the face of gendered stereotypes that can cause stress and lead women to underperform men in this field.

David M. Marx, Jasmine S. Roman (2002)
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‘Acting Wife’: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments

Single, career-driven women feel the pressure to “act wife”, downplaying professionally beneficial qualities like ambition, in order to reduce negative perceptions from potential male partners.

Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Fujiwara, Amanda Pallais (2017)
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Does Hiring Discrimination Cause Gender Segregation in the Swedish Labor Market?

In the Swedish labor market, the prevalence of either men or women in particular occupations cannot be explained by hiring discrimination.

Magnus Carlsson (2011)
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One Angry Woman: Anger Expression Increases Influence for Men, but Decreases Influence for Women, During Group Deliberation

During group deliberations, the act of expressing anger increases a man’s influence but decreases a woman’s influence.

Jessica M. Salerno, Liana C. Peter-Hagene (2015)
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How Does Media Influence Social Norms? A Field Experiment on the Role of Common Knowledge.

A radio program in Mexico decreased personal and perceived social acceptance of violence against women.

Eric Arias (2019)
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Emirati women do not shy away from competition: Evidence from a patriarchal society in transition

Women were more likely to compete than men in this study from the UAE.

Aurelie Dariel, Curtis Kephart, Nikos Nikiforakis, Christina Zenker (2017)
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The Effect of an Intervention to Break the Gender Bias Habit for Faculty at One Institution: A Cluster Randomized, Controlled Trial

A habit-breaking approach to gender bias led to behavioral changes and improved work climate among university faculty.

Molly Carnes, Patricia G. Devine, Linda Baier Manwell, Angela Byars-Winston, Eve Fine, Cecilia E. Ford, Patrick Forscher, Carol Isaac, Anna Kaatz, Wairimu Magua, Mari Palta, Jennifer Sheridan (2015)
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‘Acting Wife’: Marriage Market Incentives and Labor Market Investments

Single, career-driven women feel the pressure to “act wife”, downplaying professionally beneficial qualities like ambition, in order to reduce negative perceptions from potential male partners.

Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Fujiwara, Amanda Pallais (2017)
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More Women in Tech? Evidence from a field experiment addressing social identity

De-biasing job application messaging can remove perceived barriers to success that prevent women from entering the technology workforce.

Lucía Del Carpio, Maria Guadalupe (2019)
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A woman’s place is in the…startup! Crowdfunder judgments, implicit bias, and the stereotype content model

When seeking investors via crowdfunding, female entrepreneurs benefit from the stereotype that they are more trustworthy than male entrepreneurs.

Michael A. Johnson, Regan M. Stevenson, Chaim R. Letwin (2018)
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A gender bias habit-breaking intervention led to increased hiring of female faculty in STEMM departments

An intervention treating gender bias as a changeable habit led to more gender-balanced hiring of university faculty over the next two years.

Patricia G. Devine, Patrick Forscher, William T. L. Cox, Anna Kaatz, Jennifer Sheridan, Molly Carnes (2017)
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Female Role Models: Protecting Women’s Math Test Performance

The presence of a female role model can buffer women’s math test performance in the face of gendered stereotypes that can cause stress and lead women to underperform men in this field.

David M. Marx, Jasmine S. Roman (2002)
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Does Hiring Discrimination Cause Gender Segregation in the Swedish Labor Market?

In the Swedish labor market, the prevalence of either men or women in particular occupations cannot be explained by hiring discrimination.

Magnus Carlsson (2011)
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