Stereotypes are Only a Threat when Beliefs are Reinforced: On the Sensitivity of Gender Differences in Performance under Competition to Information Provision
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.01.012
Abstract: We show that the existence of gender differences in performance is highly sensitive to the task used to measure performance, to existing stereotypes and to informational conditions. Out of sixteen purposely designed treatments we find… read more here.
Keywords: information; gender differences; performance; differences performance ... See more keywords