This paper studies gender differences in performance in a male‐dominated competitive environment chess tournaments. We … find that the gender composition of chess games affects the behaviors of both men and women in ways that worsen the … losing to women. Our results shed some light on the behavioral changes that lead to differential outcomes when the gender …

Women are less willing than men to compete against others. This gender gap can partially explain the differences … striving towards gender equality, this opens up new possibilities for institutionalizing competitive pressure. …

In a real effort experiment with repeated competition we find striking differences in how the work effort of men and … explain more of the variation in behavior for women, and account for about half of the gender performance gap in our … experiment. Our findings shed new light on why women may be less inclined to pursue competition-intensive careers. …

plants, we investigate the effect of product market competition on the gender pay gap. Controlling for match fixed effects …Using linked employer-employee panel data for West Germany that include direct information on the competition faced by …, we find that intensified competition significantly lowers the unexplained gap in plants with neither collective …

Sectoral gender segregation in labor markets is a fact. This paper examines the female distribution of employment by … in the level of gender sectoral segregation; change in household expenditure again is the main driver of this reduction …

when confronted with decisions involving risk. These differences in risk preferences, when combined with gender differences … in other behavioral traits, such as fondness for competition, have been used to explain important phenomena in labor and … financial markets. Recent evidence has challenged this consensus, however, finding gender differences in risk attitudes to be …

implications of gender inequality. Among the change resistant, deeply rooted factors, those originating in culture have a …The perception of women's statutory place within organizations has been influenced by gender bias, which has led to … discrimination. Lowering barriers related to gender inequality and introducing constructive changes takes a surprisingly long time …

This paper analyzes the gender distribution of research fields in economics based on a new dataset of almost 1 … more evenly across fields. -- men and women-economists ; research fields ; gender segregation , path …