474 scientists we vary the salience of the professional or private identity. We find that the gender gap in risk-taking is …The gender gap in risk-taking is often used to explain differences in labor market outcomes. Some studies, however …, suggest that this gender gap does not extend to professional contexts. This paper examines potential drivers of the gender gap …

and chose between piece-rate and competitive-tournament compensation. Identity priming, moderated by gender, significantly … driven not by lack of ability, but rather by the increased salience of gender/family identity, influenced by marriage and …We develop and test experimentally the argument that gender/family and/or professional identities, activated through …