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Evidence from a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups

Collective intelligence is significantly correlated to group composition, and is higher with a higher concentration of females in the group.

Anita Williams Woolley, Christopher F. Chabris, Alex Pentland, Nada Hashmi, Thomas Malone (2010)
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Normative Discrimination and the Motherhood Penalty

Highly successful mothers tend to be discriminated against in hiring and promoting decisions because they are viewed as less warm, less likeable and more interpersonally hostile.

Stephan Benard, Shelley Correll (2010)
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Do Traditional Institutions Constrain Female Entrepreneurship? A Field Experiment on Business Training in India

Strict gender norms constrain women’s entrepreneurial opportunities.

Erica Field, Seema Jayachandran, Rohini Pande (2010)
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Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines

Increasing women’s control over assets and encouraging them to set goals leads to increased decision-making for women in households.

Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin (2010)
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Can Gender Parity Break the Glass Ceiling? Evidence from a Repeated Randomized Experiment

Gender parity in evaluation committees is ineffective and counterproductive to promoting the hiring of women.

Manuel F. Bagues, Berta Esteve-Volart (2010)
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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

One-time grants to small business owners in Sri Lanka led to sustained increases in income for men, but not for women. 

Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff (2009)
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Relief Versus Regret: The Effect of Gender and Negotiating Norm Ambiguity on Reactions to Having One’s First Offer Accepted

Women experience more relief following the acceptance of their first offer in an employment negotiation than men.  

Laura Kray, Michele Gelfand (2009)
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Investments, Time Preferences, and Public Transfers Paid to Women

When women receive public assistance payments, they channel resources to benefit all household members, particularly children.

Luis Rubalcava, Graciela Teruel, Duncan Thomas (2009)
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Missing Women and the Price of Tea in China: The Effect of Sex-Specific Earnings on Sex Imbalance

Improved economic conditions for women in China increase girls’ survival and children’s educational attainment.

Nancy Qian (2008)
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Who Chooses Annuities? An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Gender, Framing, and Defaults

Women nearing retirement are more likely than men to choose the annuity option, which is in part due to having less information on investment options and financial literacy.

Julie R. Agnew, Lisa R. Anderson, Jeffrey R. Gerlach, Lisa R. Szykman (2008)
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Evidence from a Collective Intelligence Factor in the Performance of Human Groups

Collective intelligence is significantly correlated to group composition, and is higher with a higher concentration of females in the group.

Anita Williams Woolley, Christopher F. Chabris, Alex Pentland, Nada Hashmi, Thomas Malone (2010)
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Do Traditional Institutions Constrain Female Entrepreneurship? A Field Experiment on Business Training in India

Strict gender norms constrain women’s entrepreneurial opportunities.

Erica Field, Seema Jayachandran, Rohini Pande (2010)
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Can Gender Parity Break the Glass Ceiling? Evidence from a Repeated Randomized Experiment

Gender parity in evaluation committees is ineffective and counterproductive to promoting the hiring of women.

Manuel F. Bagues, Berta Esteve-Volart (2010)
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Relief Versus Regret: The Effect of Gender and Negotiating Norm Ambiguity on Reactions to Having One’s First Offer Accepted

Women experience more relief following the acceptance of their first offer in an employment negotiation than men.  

Laura Kray, Michele Gelfand (2009)
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Missing Women and the Price of Tea in China: The Effect of Sex-Specific Earnings on Sex Imbalance

Improved economic conditions for women in China increase girls’ survival and children’s educational attainment.

Nancy Qian (2008)
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Normative Discrimination and the Motherhood Penalty

Highly successful mothers tend to be discriminated against in hiring and promoting decisions because they are viewed as less warm, less likeable and more interpersonally hostile.

Stephan Benard, Shelley Correll (2010)
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Female Empowerment: Impact of a Commitment Savings Product in the Philippines

Increasing women’s control over assets and encouraging them to set goals leads to increased decision-making for women in households.

Nava Ashraf, Dean Karlan, Wesley Yin (2010)
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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

One-time grants to small business owners in Sri Lanka led to sustained increases in income for men, but not for women. 

Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie, Christopher Woodruff (2009)
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Investments, Time Preferences, and Public Transfers Paid to Women

When women receive public assistance payments, they channel resources to benefit all household members, particularly children.

Luis Rubalcava, Graciela Teruel, Duncan Thomas (2009)
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Who Chooses Annuities? An Experimental Investigation of the Role of Gender, Framing, and Defaults

Women nearing retirement are more likely than men to choose the annuity option, which is in part due to having less information on investment options and financial literacy.

Julie R. Agnew, Lisa R. Anderson, Jeffrey R. Gerlach, Lisa R. Szykman (2008)
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