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 …

dependence in career choice and career progression is emphasized. -- Career choice ; Career incentives ; Gender equality …This paper identifies the pertinent institutions governing the structure of payoffs with regard to female career … psychological mechanisms in determining career choices and how these mechanisms are affected by relevant institutions such as the …

This paper identifies the pertinent institutions governing the structure of payoffs with regard to female career … psychological mechanisms in determining career choices and how these mechanisms are affected by relevant institutions such as the … dependence in career choice and career progression is emphasized …

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 …

explore the link between the gender gap in stock market participation and financial literacy. Using survey data on a random … the gender gap in stock market participation. We also find that women report being less risk taking than men. This gender …

Recent studies find that women are less competitive than men. This gender difference in competitiveness has been … when competing in a race. We here test if there is a gender gap in running among 7-10 year old Swedish children. We also … introduce two female sports, skipping rope and dancing, to see if competitiveness is task dependent. We find no gender …

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 …

We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden …, two countries differing in gender equality according to macro indices. We include four types of tasks that vary in gender … gender gap in Sweden …

, whereas our results indicate the opposite gender gap in Sweden. On average, children are more cooperative with boys than with …