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Descriptive norms and gender diversity: Reactance from men

When employers are informed that the norm is to hire more candidates of one gender, they tended to not exhibit norm-abiding behavior, with men demonstrating backlash.

Maliheh Paryavi, Iris Bohnet, Alexandra van Geen (2019)

Implicit Stereotypes: Evidence From Teachers' Gender Bias

Italian middle school math teachers’ implicit gender stereotypes about math widen classroom gender gaps.

Michela Carlana (2019)

More Than Public Service: A Field Experiment on Job Advertisements and Diversity in the Police

Advertisements that emphasize the personal benefits of applying to government jobs are effective in eliciting diverse candidates to apply.

Elizabeth Linos (2018)

How Gender and Race Stereotypes Impact the Advancement of Scholars in STEM: Professors’ Biased Evaluations of Physics and Biology Post-Doctoral Candidates

Intersectional stereotypes about gender and race hinder the advancement of women, Latinx people, and African Americans in STEM.

Asia A. Eaton, Jessica F. Saunders, Ryan K. Jacobson, Keon West (2019)

Do women want to work more or more regularly? Evidence from a natural experiment

In France, a four-day school week schedule affected mothers’ professional advancement and contributed to the gender wage gap.

Emma Duchini, Clémentine Van Effenterre (2018)

Girls’ education and HIV risk: Evidence from Uganda

Girls’ enrollment in secondary education significantly increased girls’ likelihood of abstaining from sex, and thereby decreased the prevalence of HIV/AIDS for girls in Uganda.

Marcella M. Alsan, David M. Cutler (2013)

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)

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)

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)

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)