inclination to compete in the gender-balanced society. We also find that women's decisions in our experiment are optimal more …Can gender-balanced social norms mitigate the gender differences in competitiveness that are observed in traditional … patriarchic as well as in modern societies? We experimentally assess men's and women's preferences to compete in a traditional …

with salivary progesterone when controlling for gender, the use of hormonal contraceptives, and demographics. This also … ; Gender ; Competition ; Aggression ; Dominance ; Risk-taking ; Endocrinological economics …

for social ranking when the ranker is a women, and women are not affected by the ranker's gender. With a male ranker … first dimension and investigate gender differences in the preference for status ranking. Participants perform a task under … being personal) and whether the ranking will be done by a man or a woman. We find no gender difference in mean status …

's substantive gender-related selection into competition. Nonetheless, women who are overconfident, i.e. over-estimate own abilities …This paper addresses the behavioral puzzle of women's preference for competition when competitors are also women. Using … in general, including ability, self-confidence and risk aversion, provide a satisfying explanation for women …

Women are less willing than men to compete against others. This gender gap can partially explain the differences … between women’s and men’s education and career choices, and the labor market disparities that result. The experiments … presented here show that even though women are less willing than men to compete against others, they are just as willing as men …

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 …