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The Changing of the Boards: The Impact on Firm Valuation of Mandated Female Board Representation

Quotas for corporate boards are effective in increasing gender diversity, but in Norway imposed costs on firms and shareholders.

Kenneth Ahern, Amy K Dittmar (2012)
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Masculinity, Status, and Subordination: Why Working for a Gender Stereotype Violator Causes Men to Lose Status

Men working for female supervisors in male-dominated fields receive lower salaries and lose social status due to their lower perceived masculinity.

Victoria L Brescoll, Eric Luis Uhlmann, Corinne A Moss-Racusin, Lonnie Sarnell (2012)
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Gender, Competition, and Managerial Decisions

Male managers choose competitive compensation schemes significantly less often for female workers than male workers.   

Curtis R Price (2012)
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Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations

Being in a position of power in a group increases the volubility of men, but not the volubility of women.

Victoria L Brescoll (2012)
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Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

Conditional cash transfers improve educational outcomes, while at the same time, unconditional cash transfers reduce teenage pregnancy and marriage.

Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2011)
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Outrunning the gender gap – boys and girls compete equally

Boys and girls in Sweden compete equally, even in areas of competition that are clearly identified as female- or male-typed.

Anna Dreber, Emma von Essen, Eva Ranehill (2011)
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Subsidizing Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Vocational training programs increase young women’s actual wages and opportunities for paid employment in the formal sector.

Orazio Attanasio, Adriana Kugler, Costas Meghir (2011)
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When He Doesn’t Mean You: Gender-Exclusive Language as Ostracism

The use of gender-exclusive language (such as using masculine pronouns) can cause women to feel ostracized and less motivated in important professional environments.

Jane G. Stout, Nilanjana Dasgupta (2011)
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STEMing the Tide: Using Ingroup Experts to Inoculate Women's Self-Concept in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Observing and interacting with female experts in STEM fields improved female students’ attitudes towards those fields and increased their interest in pursuing STEM careers. 

Jane G. Stout, Nilanjana Dasgupta, Matthew Hunsinger, Melissa A. McManus (2011)
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Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

A public health campaign warning about the increased risk of HIV associated with older partners decreased teen pregnancy (a proxy for unprotected sex), while abstinence-only education did not.

Pascaline Dupas (2011)
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The Changing of the Boards: The Impact on Firm Valuation of Mandated Female Board Representation

Quotas for corporate boards are effective in increasing gender diversity, but in Norway imposed costs on firms and shareholders.

Kenneth Ahern, Amy K Dittmar (2012)
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Gender, Competition, and Managerial Decisions

Male managers choose competitive compensation schemes significantly less often for female workers than male workers.   

Curtis R Price (2012)
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Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

Conditional cash transfers improve educational outcomes, while at the same time, unconditional cash transfers reduce teenage pregnancy and marriage.

Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2011)
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Subsidizing Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Colombia: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

Vocational training programs increase young women’s actual wages and opportunities for paid employment in the formal sector.

Orazio Attanasio, Adriana Kugler, Costas Meghir (2011)
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STEMing the Tide: Using Ingroup Experts to Inoculate Women's Self-Concept in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Observing and interacting with female experts in STEM fields improved female students’ attitudes towards those fields and increased their interest in pursuing STEM careers. 

Jane G. Stout, Nilanjana Dasgupta, Matthew Hunsinger, Melissa A. McManus (2011)
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Masculinity, Status, and Subordination: Why Working for a Gender Stereotype Violator Causes Men to Lose Status

Men working for female supervisors in male-dominated fields receive lower salaries and lose social status due to their lower perceived masculinity.

Victoria L Brescoll, Eric Luis Uhlmann, Corinne A Moss-Racusin, Lonnie Sarnell (2012)
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Who Takes the Floor and Why: Gender, Power, and Volubility in Organizations

Being in a position of power in a group increases the volubility of men, but not the volubility of women.

Victoria L Brescoll (2012)
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Outrunning the gender gap – boys and girls compete equally

Boys and girls in Sweden compete equally, even in areas of competition that are clearly identified as female- or male-typed.

Anna Dreber, Emma von Essen, Eva Ranehill (2011)
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When He Doesn’t Mean You: Gender-Exclusive Language as Ostracism

The use of gender-exclusive language (such as using masculine pronouns) can cause women to feel ostracized and less motivated in important professional environments.

Jane G. Stout, Nilanjana Dasgupta (2011)
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Do Teenagers Respond to HIV Risk Information? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya

A public health campaign warning about the increased risk of HIV associated with older partners decreased teen pregnancy (a proxy for unprotected sex), while abstinence-only education did not.

Pascaline Dupas (2011)
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