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Competition

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Competition

Gender differences in willingness to compete have been a burgeoning area of academic interest, as competition is central to success in education, business, politics, and leadership. Identifying when and how women and men are most willing (and unwilling) to compete will inform structural designs to maximize gender-equal participation.

A Longer Shortlist Increases the Consideration of Female Candidates in Male-Dominant Domains

Extending candidate shortlists (which are typically used as an informal recruitment process in organizations) could help close the gender gap in hiring.

Brian J. Lucas, Zachariah Berry, Laura M. Giurge, Dolly Chugh (2021)

The Racialized and Gendered Workplace: Applying an Intersectional Lens to a Field Experiment on Hiring Discrimination in Five European Labor Markets

Employment chances of minority applicants depend on how well they are perceived to align with the feminine or masculine traits of the job. While white women are strongly preferred for female-type jobs, women of color are not given a similar advantage.

Valentina Di Stasio, Edvard N. Larsen (2020)

Gender differences in trust dynamics: Women trust more than men following a trust violation

After a violation in trust, women are more likely to regain trust in a transgressor due to higher interest in maintaining a relationship.

Michael P. Haselhuhn, Jessica A. Kennedy, Laura Kray, Alex B. Van Zant, Maurice E. Schweitzer (2014)

Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the laboratory and in the field

Restructuring competitions in lab settings and in the workplace so that competition is the default significantly reduces the gender gap and may decrease gender imbalances in leadership positions or career trajectories in organizations.

Joyce He, Sonia Kang, Nicola Lacetera (2021)

Gender training and female empowerment: Experimental evidence from Vietnam

Participation in gender and entrepreneurship training can help increase women’s bargaining power in household decision making.

Erwin Bulte, Robert Lensink, Nhung Vu (2016)

Going it alone: Competition increases the attractiveness of minority status

When faced with competitive workplaces, women and African Americans are less likely to join teams that include other women or African Americans than when faced with non-competitive workplaces.

Erika L. Kirgios, Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman (2020)

Networking Frictions in Venture Capital, and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

In venture capital (VC) competitions, exposure to more VC judges increases male, but not female, participants’ chances of founding a VC-backed startup. This is in part due to male participants' increased likelihood of proactively reaching out to judges after the competition.

Sabrina T. Howell, Ramana Nanda (2019)

The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion

The gender gap in self-promotion persists even when incentives to self-promote are removed and information about other people's average level of self-promotion is provided.

Christine L. Exley, Judd B. Kessler (2020)

Can Simple Advice Eliminate the Gender Gap in Willingness to Compete?

Simple advice can be a powerful and effective tool in reducing gender differences in willingness to compete.

Dany Kessel, Johanna Mollerstrom, Roel van Veldhuizen (2019)

Is Blinded Review Enough? How Gendered Outcomes Arise Even Under Anonymous Evaluation

Innovative research by women is underfunded because of gender differences in writing style.

Julian Kolev, Yuly Fuentes-Medel, Fiona E. Murray (2019)

Topic Overview

Competition

The Racialized and Gendered Workplace: Applying an Intersectional Lens to a Field Experiment on Hiring Discrimination in Five European Labor Markets

Valentina Di Stasio, Edvard N. Larsen (2020)

Opt-out choice framing attenuates gender differences in the decision to compete in the laboratory and in the field

Joyce He, Sonia Kang, Nicola Lacetera (2021)

Going it alone: Competition increases the attractiveness of minority status

When faced with competitive workplaces, women and African Americans are less likely to join teams that include other women or African Americans than when faced with non-competitive workplaces.

Erika L. Kirgios, Edward H. Chang, Katherine L. Milkman (2020)

The Gender Gap in Self-Promotion

The gender gap in self-promotion persists even when incentives to self-promote are removed and information about other people's average level of self-promotion is provided.

Christine L. Exley, Judd B. Kessler (2020)

Is Blinded Review Enough? How Gendered Outcomes Arise Even Under Anonymous Evaluation

Innovative research by women is underfunded because of gender differences in writing style.

Julian Kolev, Yuly Fuentes-Medel, Fiona E. Murray (2019)

A Longer Shortlist Increases the Consideration of Female Candidates in Male-Dominant Domains

Extending candidate shortlists (which are typically used as an informal recruitment process in organizations) could help close the gender gap in hiring.

Brian J. Lucas, Zachariah Berry, Laura M. Giurge, Dolly Chugh (2021)

Gender differences in trust dynamics: Women trust more than men following a trust violation

After a violation in trust, women are more likely to regain trust in a transgressor due to higher interest in maintaining a relationship.

Michael P. Haselhuhn, Jessica A. Kennedy, Laura Kray, Alex B. Van Zant, Maurice E. Schweitzer (2014)

Gender training and female empowerment: Experimental evidence from Vietnam

Participation in gender and entrepreneurship training can help increase women’s bargaining power in household decision making.

Erwin Bulte, Robert Lensink, Nhung Vu (2016)

Networking Frictions in Venture Capital, and the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship

Sabrina T. Howell, Ramana Nanda (2019)

Can Simple Advice Eliminate the Gender Gap in Willingness to Compete?

Simple advice can be a powerful and effective tool in reducing gender differences in willingness to compete.

Dany Kessel, Johanna Mollerstrom, Roel van Veldhuizen (2019)

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