anonymised person whose gender is known. We found that only men respond to pressure differently in each situation; women …Gender differences in paid performance under competition have been found in many laboratory-based experiments, and it … has been suggested that these may arise because men and women respond differently to psychological pressure in competitive …

norms, including the promotion of gender equality in place of the Confucian view of female 'inferiority'. Market … consequence social norms gradually changed again. In our experiment we investigate gender differences in competitive choices … regimes outlined above. In particular we investigate gender differences in competitive choices for different birth cohorts in …

mixed-gender races than in all-women races, whereas men racer's time is faster in mixed-gender races than men-only races. In …In speedboat racing in Japan, women racers participate and compete in races under the same conditions as men, and all … individuals are randomly assigned to mixed-gender or single-gender groups for each race. In this paper we use a sample of over 140 …

Part-time jobs are popular among partnered women in many countries. In the Netherlands the majority of partnered … working women have a part-time job. Our paper investigates, from a supply-side perspective, if the current situation of … abundant part-time work in the Netherlands is likely to be a transitional phase that will culminate in many women working full …

We test for gender discrimination by sending fake CVs to apply for entry-level jobs. Female candidates are more likely … ; field experiments ; employment ; gender …

discrimination began to be eroded. These factors, together with a series of supply-side changes, meant that women were more easily … able to shift into investing in the skills in which labour demand was increasing. By 1987, Australian women were more … study. -- Higher education ; gender ; Australia …

salient. Using experimental data we show that salience affects young men and women differently, even after controlling for … cognitive and non-cognitive skills. Men are significantly more likely than women to switch from a certain to a risky choice once … the upside of winning is made salient, even though the expected value of the choice remains the same. -- gender ; salience …

IQ measures to proxy cognitive skills. However we do find that gender matters. While young women are significantly more … affect young women and men differently. -- cognitive ability ; risk preferences ; risk attitudes ; gender … affected by cognitive skills and gender. We find that cognitive ability (measured by the percentile ranking for university …

reduction in stereotype threat for females and are not due to a potential tracking effect. -- single-sex ; education ; gender …

, all male, and coeducational. They were not allowed to change group subsequently. We found that women are less likely to … make risky choices than men at both dates. However, after eight weeks in a single-sex environment, women were significantly … observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning …