Assistant instructors who were perceived as female received lower ratings from students than instructors perceived as male, regardless of their actual gender and teaching ability.

Common views of creativity favor stereotypically masculine traits, leading people to perceive women as less creative, and less deserving of recognition and reward.

Highlighting the competitive nature of the political process discourages politically active women—but not men—from seeking information on running for office.

Based on fictitious resumes, LGBTQ women received fewer invitations to interview than perceived heterosexual women when applying online to jobs in several states.

In-kind grants of inventory, equipment, and supplies increase business profits for a significant proportion of female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana, whereas cash transfers do not.

Investors preferred pitches presented by male entrepreneurs compared to pitches made by female entrepreneurs, even when the content of the pitch is the same. Attractive men were particularly persuasive, whereas physical attractiveness did not matter among female entrepreneurs.

Female borrowers display better repayment behavior than males, irrespective of the roles they play in society and the nature of the loan.

Combining a microfinance program for women with a participatory curriculum to discuss gender roles, relationships, intimate-partner violence, and HIV reduced levels of intimate-partner violence in South Africa. 

Lowering the barriers to education by providing free school uniforms lowered girls’ and boys’ dropout rates, reduced teen pregnancy within marriage, and decreased teen marriage rates.

Kenyan women are more likely to contribute funds to the greater public good in environments absent of gender and ethnic diversity.