contrast to previous results at the secondary education level. Contrary to the gender composition at lower levels of education … could consistently explain the evidence from both the university and secondary education level. However, we find that in …

the power to enforce normative behavior, that the gender gap in survival rates has declined, that women have a larger …

Women are often less willing than men to compete, even in tasks where there is no gender gap in performance. Also, many … explain the gender gap in competitiveness. Experiment 1 studies whether stress responses (measured with salivary cortisol and … voluntary competition. We find that while the mandatory competition does increase stress levels, there is no gender difference …

This paper presents evidence of how attitudes toward gender roles in the home and market are shaped by Hofstede's six … ancestry. The approach focuses attention on how gender roles are shaped across generations within families. Both influences on … the father's and mother's side are studied. Ancestry from more masculine cultures shape more traditional gender roles on …

entrepreneurs. We use detailed survey data from Sweden to study to what extent this gender gap can be explained by gender … entrepreneurs have markedly different psyche than others (8 out of 14 traits differ). However gender differences in traits do not … reduce women's likelihood of being an entrepreneur in a one-sided way. We find that, in aggregate, gender differences in …

This paper examines gender differences in optimism about the economy. We measure optimism using Swedish survey data in … economic situation. Furthermore, in sharp economic downturns, the gender differences in optimism disappear. This convergence in …

conformity in groups with varying gender composition. Overall, our experiments offer little evidence that gender composition …