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. …

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 …

experiments on gender differences in competition may have measured a lower bound of differences between men and women. … willingness to enter competition with uncertainty and ambiguity, but men react slightly more than women. Overall, both effects …

experiments on gender differences in competition may have measured a lower bound of differences between men and women. … willingness to enter competition with uncertainty and ambiguity, but men react slightly more than women. Overall, both effects …

We experimentally test for spillover effects of gender quotas on subsequent unrelated, unethical behavior. We find that …

. Men also increase their willingness to enter competition in the presence of ambiguity. Overall, both effects contribute to … that management should make tournament conditions transparent and information available in order to prevent gender …

Using 4,279 episodes of the popular US game show Jeopardy!, we analyze whether the opponents' gender is able to explain … the gender gap in competitive behavior. Our findings indicate that gender differences disappear when women compete against … correctly, and (iii) respond correctly in high-stakes situations. Even risk preferences in wagering decisions, where gender …

significantly more sabotage leading to an on average higher winning probability but not to higher profits. If the gender of the … is female. The gender gap in sabotage is persistent. We discuss possible explanations for our findings and their …

Gender differences in paid performance under competition have been found in many laboratory-based experiments, and it … environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender … the subject competes with three other individuals and the winner takes all; (ii) an anonymized competition in which an …

voluntary competition. We find that while the mandatory competition does increase stress levels, there is no gender difference … stress responses and the decision to enter a competition or not, these cannot explain the general gender gap in willingness …Women are often less willing than men to compete, even in tasks where there is no gender gap in performance. Also, many …