competitive behavior. A related field experiment on Israeli children shows that only boys react to competition by running faster … difference in reaction to competition in any task; boys and girls compete equally. If gender equality matters for competitiveness …

We explore gender differences in preferences for competition and risk among children aged 9-12 in Colombia and Sweden …

We look at gender differences in preferences for altruism, risk and competition in math and word search among … change when comparing performance under non-competition with performance under competition. Boys and girls are equally likely … the gender gap in our sample is not due to competition preferences per se. -- competitiveness ; risk preferences …