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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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Neighborhood and Gender Effects on Family Processes: Results from the Moving to Opportunity Program

A residential relocation program had minimal impact on the dynamics of participating families, though families who relocated to low poverty neighborhoods display harsher parenting practices toward their daughters.

Tama Leventhal, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (2005)
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Gender Picture Priming: It Works With Denotative and Connotative Primes

Physical objects and words encountered in every-day life evoke social meanings around gender.

Kristi M. Lemm, Marilyn Dabady, Mahzarin R Banaji (2005)
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Seeing is Believing: Exposure to Counterstereotypic Women Leaders and its Effect on the Malleability of Automatic Gender Stereotyping

Women who are exposed to female leaders – in naturally occurring environments or in laboratory settings – exhibit fewer automatic stereotypes about women as a group.

Nilanjana Dasgupta, Shaki Asgari (2004)
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Gender, Perceived Competence, and Power Displays: Examining Verbal Interruptions in a Group Context

Both men and women display power in groups by interrupting speakers when the groups are predominantly male, though not in female-dominated groups.

Leonard Karakowsky, Kenneth McBey, Diane L Miller (2004)
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How an Earnings Supplement Can Affect Union Formation among Low-Income Single Mothers

Welfare payments to single mothers in Canada with children had opposite effects in different provinces on marriage and cohabitation decisions, suggesting social norms overrode economic incentives.

Kristen Harknett, Lisa A Gennetian (2003)
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Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians

“Blind” orchestra auditions reduce sex-biased hiring and increase the number of female musicians.

Claudia Goldin, Cecilia Rouse (2000)
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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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Neighborhood and Gender Effects on Family Processes: Results from the Moving to Opportunity Program

A residential relocation program had minimal impact on the dynamics of participating families, though families who relocated to low poverty neighborhoods display harsher parenting practices toward their daughters.

Tama Leventhal, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (2005)
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Seeing is Believing: Exposure to Counterstereotypic Women Leaders and its Effect on the Malleability of Automatic Gender Stereotyping

Women who are exposed to female leaders – in naturally occurring environments or in laboratory settings – exhibit fewer automatic stereotypes about women as a group.

Nilanjana Dasgupta, Shaki Asgari (2004)
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How an Earnings Supplement Can Affect Union Formation among Low-Income Single Mothers

Welfare payments to single mothers in Canada with children had opposite effects in different provinces on marriage and cohabitation decisions, suggesting social norms overrode economic incentives.

Kristen Harknett, Lisa A Gennetian (2003)
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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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Gender Picture Priming: It Works With Denotative and Connotative Primes

Physical objects and words encountered in every-day life evoke social meanings around gender.

Kristi M. Lemm, Marilyn Dabady, Mahzarin R Banaji (2005)
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Gender, Perceived Competence, and Power Displays: Examining Verbal Interruptions in a Group Context

Both men and women display power in groups by interrupting speakers when the groups are predominantly male, though not in female-dominated groups.

Leonard Karakowsky, Kenneth McBey, Diane L Miller (2004)
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Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians

“Blind” orchestra auditions reduce sex-biased hiring and increase the number of female musicians.

Claudia Goldin, Cecilia Rouse (2000)
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