This study examined the role that being a ‘representative’ plays in competition behavior of women and men through a …-gender tournament that involved performing in a male-typed task. While self-representing men and women exhibited very similar … performance and competitiveness behaviors, women ‘representatives’ leaned back . Controlling for differences in performance …

The term “lean in” was popularized by Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, via her #1 Best Seller encouraging women to defy … contributing to the gender gap in leadership, the scope of her book focused on the internal shortcomings of women. She asserted … that women are hindered by barriers that exist within themselves, and provided practical tips, backed by research, to equip …

Forty years ago, a generation of American women embarked on careers they had never anticipated, knowing almost nothing … is raging about women's progress, what they can do, what they should do, what hinders them and what remedies to try. We … have excellent scholarship on many of these issues, but precious little on what women's careers actually look like in the …

women's promotion on household decision-making. The findings show that women who participate in the promotion program gain … bargaining power as measured by higher expenditures on women (51%) and girls (74%), and on remittances (58%). The promotion …-related income effect only partially explains these increases, suggesting that women gain more agency over household income more …