A village councilor’s caste was more salient than their gender in their decisions to determine access to water for low caste communities.

Highly successful mothers tend to be discriminated against in hiring and promoting decisions because they are viewed as less warm, less likeable and more interpersonally hostile.

Female students perform significantly better in introductory math and science courses if taught by female faculty, and they are more likely to pursue majors in science, technology, engineering or math.

When female politicians are perceived to be power-seeking, voters react negatively with feelings of moral outrage.

Strict gender norms constrain women’s entrepreneurial opportunities.

Increasing women’s control over assets and encouraging them to set goals leads to increased decision-making for women in households.

Female students perform better in science when the images in their textbooks include women scientists.

Asking consumers to share the cost of insecticide-treated nets, even a small amount, significantly decreases their use by pregnant women, which increases their risk of malaria.

Gender parity in evaluation committees is ineffective and counterproductive to promoting the hiring of women.

Reserving political seats for women increases female electoral participation and responsiveness to women’s policy concerns.