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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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Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis

Men whose gender identity was threatened demonstrate stronger masculine preferences (such as belief in male superiority) and dominant attitudes, and men with high testosterone levels showed significantly strong reactions to masculinity threats.
Robb Willer, Christabel Rogalin, Bridget Conlon, Michael T Wojnowicz (2013)
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Wallflowers: Experimental Evidence of an Aversion to Standing Out

While public recognition for altruism inspires some people to donate more, women tend to choose contributions closer to the average, suggesting that they do not want positive or negative attention.
Daniel Jones, Sera Linardi (2014)
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Culture, Institutions, and the Gender Gap in Competitive Inclination: Evidence from the Communist Experiment in China

Cultural differences can impact the gender gap in competitiveness, as evidenced by three ethnic groups with differing gender role expectations in China.
Jane Zhang (2018)
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Compared to men, women view professional advancement as equally attainable, but less desirable

Women have a higher number of life goals than men, though a smaller proportion of these goals involves achieving power at work. Women also find high-level positions just as attainable but much less desirable than men, anticipating more negative outcomes and greater conflict with other life goals.
Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth, Alison Wood Brooks (2015)
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Creativity from Constraint? How the Political Correctness Norm Influences Creativity in Mixed-sex Work Groups

Setting politically correct norms helps promote the free expression of ideas in mixed-sex work groups by reducing anxiety about sharing potentially offensive ideas.
Jack A. Goncalo, Jennifer A Chatman, Michelle Duguid, Jessica A. Kennedy (2015)
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How Stereotypes Impair Women’s Careers in Science

Both male and female employers are less likely to hire women for arithmetic tasks, even though both genders perform equally well.  This gap persists even when employers receive information about the candidate’s past performance.
Ernesto Reuben, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales (2014)
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Signaling Threat: How Situational Cues Affect Women In Math, Science, And Engineering Settings

When female math, science, and engineering students view situations in which they are the minority, they experience more physiological and cognitive vigilance and a lower sense of belonging. 
Mary C. Murphy, Claude M. Steele, James J. Gross (2007)
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Teaching Entrepreneurship: Impact of Business Training on Microfinance Clients and Institutions

A business skills training program for female microfinance clients in Peru had little effect improving business performance and did not increase women’s decision making power at home.
Dean Karlan, Martin Valdivia (2011)
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Risk in the Background: How Men and Women Respond

While generally women are more risk averse than men, when women have even small amount of income, they are more willing to take future risks. Instead, men increase their risk-taking after winning, even if the odds do not favor them subsequently.
Alexandra van Geen (2013)
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Exploring gendered behavior in the field with experiments: Why public goods are provided by women in a Nairobi slum

Kenyan women are more likely to contribute funds to the greater public good in environments absent of gender and ethnic diversity.
Fiona Greig, Iris Bohnet (2009)
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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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Decision Making Icon

Wallflowers: Experimental Evidence of an Aversion to Standing Out

While public recognition for altruism inspires some people to donate more, women tend to choose contributions closer to the average, suggesting that they do not want positive or negative attention.
Daniel Jones, Sera Linardi (2014)
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Compared to men, women view professional advancement as equally attainable, but less desirable

Women have a higher number of life goals than men, though a smaller proportion of these goals involves achieving power at work. Women also find high-level positions just as attainable but much less desirable than men, anticipating more negative outcomes and greater conflict with other life goals.
Francesca Gino, Caroline Ashley Wilmuth, Alison Wood Brooks (2015)
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How Stereotypes Impair Women’s Careers in Science

Both male and female employers are less likely to hire women for arithmetic tasks, even though both genders perform equally well.  This gap persists even when employers receive information about the candidate’s past performance.
Ernesto Reuben, Paola Sapienza, Luigi Zingales (2014)
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Teaching Entrepreneurship: Impact of Business Training on Microfinance Clients and Institutions

A business skills training program for female microfinance clients in Peru had little effect improving business performance and did not increase women’s decision making power at home.
Dean Karlan, Martin Valdivia (2011)
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Exploring gendered behavior in the field with experiments: Why public goods are provided by women in a Nairobi slum

Kenyan women are more likely to contribute funds to the greater public good in environments absent of gender and ethnic diversity.
Fiona Greig, Iris Bohnet (2009)
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Overdoing Gender: A Test of the Masculine Overcompensation Thesis

Men whose gender identity was threatened demonstrate stronger masculine preferences (such as belief in male superiority) and dominant attitudes, and men with high testosterone levels showed significantly strong reactions to masculinity threats.
Robb Willer, Christabel Rogalin, Bridget Conlon, Michael T Wojnowicz (2013)
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Culture, Institutions, and the Gender Gap in Competitive Inclination: Evidence from the Communist Experiment in China

Cultural differences can impact the gender gap in competitiveness, as evidenced by three ethnic groups with differing gender role expectations in China.
Jane Zhang (2018)
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Creativity from Constraint? How the Political Correctness Norm Influences Creativity in Mixed-sex Work Groups

Setting politically correct norms helps promote the free expression of ideas in mixed-sex work groups by reducing anxiety about sharing potentially offensive ideas.
Jack A. Goncalo, Jennifer A Chatman, Michelle Duguid, Jessica A. Kennedy (2015)
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Signaling Threat: How Situational Cues Affect Women In Math, Science, And Engineering Settings

When female math, science, and engineering students view situations in which they are the minority, they experience more physiological and cognitive vigilance and a lower sense of belonging. 
Mary C. Murphy, Claude M. Steele, James J. Gross (2007)
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Risk in the Background: How Men and Women Respond

While generally women are more risk averse than men, when women have even small amount of income, they are more willing to take future risks. Instead, men increase their risk-taking after winning, even if the odds do not favor them subsequently.
Alexandra van Geen (2013)
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