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Decision Making

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Decision Making

Employers, communities, and households benefit when women have greater opportunity and agency. However, Women are typically under-represented in decision making positions across the world. Examine how gender affects decision-making and discover the procedures that help all people become better decision makers.

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Should I stay or should I go?: Penalties for briefly de-prioritizing work or childcare

Both men and women face repercussions for briefly stepping away from child-care or professional responsibilities, regardless of the reason for doing so. However, male employees are viewed as more dedicated to their job and as less risky for their workplace than their female counterparts.
Christina M. Sanzari, Alexandra Dennis, Corinne A Moss-Racusin (2021)
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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)
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Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.
Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)
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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)
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Women and African Americans are less influential when they express anger during group decision-making

During negotiations, expressing anger decreases influence for women and African Americans but does not decrease the influence of white men.
Jessica M. Salerno, Liana C. Peter-Hagene, Alexander C. V. Jay (2019)
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Do Financial Education Interventions for Women from Poor Households Impact Their Financial Behaviors? Experimental Evidence from India

One-day financial education training programs may be cost-effective interventions for improving the financial behaviors of women from poor households. 
Aditi Bhutoria, Anna Vignoles (2018)
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Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions

Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.
Nathan J. Cook, Tara Grillos, Krister P. Andersson (2019)
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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)
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History backfires: Reminders of past injustices against women undermine support for workplace policies promoting women

Reminders of historic injustices against women increase men’s denial of current gender discrimination, thereby decreasing their support for employment equity policies that aim to promote the hiring of women.
Ivona Hideg, Anne E. Wilson (2020)
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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)
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Topic Overview

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Decision Making

Employers, communities, and households benefit when women have greater opportunity and agency. However, Women are typically under-represented in decision making positions across the world. Examine how gender affects decision-making and discover the procedures that help all people become better decision makers.

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Competition Icon
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Negotiation Icon

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)
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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)
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Do Financial Education Interventions for Women from Poor Households Impact Their Financial Behaviors? Experimental Evidence from India

One-day financial education training programs may be cost-effective interventions for improving the financial behaviors of women from poor households. 
Aditi Bhutoria, Anna Vignoles (2018)
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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)
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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)
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Should I stay or should I go?: Penalties for briefly de-prioritizing work or childcare

Both men and women face repercussions for briefly stepping away from child-care or professional responsibilities, regardless of the reason for doing so. However, male employees are viewed as more dedicated to their job and as less risky for their workplace than their female counterparts.
Christina M. Sanzari, Alexandra Dennis, Corinne A Moss-Racusin (2021)
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Countering Violence Against Women by Encouraging Disclosure: A Mass Media Experiment in Rural Uganda

In rural Uganda, a media campaign reduced rates of domestic violence by increasing women's willingness to report incidents.
Donald P. Green, Anna M. Wilke, Jasper Cooper (2020)
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Women and African Americans are less influential when they express anger during group decision-making

During negotiations, expressing anger decreases influence for women and African Americans but does not decrease the influence of white men.
Jessica M. Salerno, Liana C. Peter-Hagene, Alexander C. V. Jay (2019)
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Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions

Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.
Nathan J. Cook, Tara Grillos, Krister P. Andersson (2019)
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History backfires: Reminders of past injustices against women undermine support for workplace policies promoting women

Reminders of historic injustices against women increase men’s denial of current gender discrimination, thereby decreasing their support for employment equity policies that aim to promote the hiring of women.
Ivona Hideg, Anne E. Wilson (2020)
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