the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for …

The underrepresentation of women at the top of hierarchies is often explained by gender differences in preferences. We … away" makes female players less successful: despite no gender gap in playing skills, women accumulate lower scores than men … characterized by self-selection into an uncertain, competitive and male-dominated environment. We observe gender differences in …

This paper uses a field experiment to study the effect of perceived gender norms on the motherhood penalty in the … exogenous variation in gender norms by prominently signaling patrilineal or matrilineal community origins of applicants …. Employers are less likely to callback mothers relative to women or men without children, but only if they are of patrilineal …

How do men and women differ in their persistence after experiencing failure in a competitive environment? We tackle … unequivocally due to merit, both men and women exhibit a significant decrease in subsequent tournament entry. However, when the … prior tournament is unfair, i.e., a loss is no longer necessarily based on merit, women are more discouraged than men. These …

Policies that increase women's representation often intend to provide women with influence over processes and decisions … of the organization in which they are implemented. This paper studies the effect of gender composition and leadership on … women's influence in two field experiments. Our first study finds that male-majority teams accord disproportionately less …

It is an established fact that gay men earn less than other men and lesbian women earn more than other women. In this … differences between men and women, can provide a plausible explanation. We conduct an experiment on a Dutch online survey panel to … explain sexual orientation differences in earnings, gay men would need to be less competitive than other men and lesbian women …

findings on gender discrimination, and while they have identified a bias against hiring women in some labor market segments …. Experiments have also offered new insights into gender differences in preferences: women appear to gain less from negotiation … unexplored dimensions of gender differences and discuss their bearings on labor market outcomes. Experiments have offered new …

of their motivation, do not increase their scores under relative grading. Since women slightly outperform men under … absolute grading, grading on a curve actually narrows the gender gap in performance. …