evaluated. The results show a substantial grading difference, consistent with grading bias against boys.​ …

contrast to previous results at the secondary education level. Contrary to the gender composition at lower levels of education …In this paper, we first present novel evidence of grading bias against women at the university level. This is in … could consistently explain the evidence from both the university and secondary education level. However, we find that in …

school system. I analyze political books and articles on teaching and education and find that both Left and Right views on … education are congruent with the central aspects of NPM as it is commonly defined and operationalized. This finding casts the …

, once anonymous grading was in place, the effect disappears. When separating the effects by grader's sex, both groups of … anonymous grading was introduced, the effect disappears. There is no evidence of compositional changes across the pre-and post …-anonymous grading regimes. In sum, our finding is consistent with theories of stereotyping, e.g., the genius being male. …

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 …