Women are less competitive than men in patriarchal societies, but this result reverses in matrilineal societies, where women are more competitive than men.

Judges with daughters vote more often in a feminist direction on gender related cases.

Formal employment reduces fertility rates for women in China.

Unanticipated windfall income is used for shared household needs when allocated to a husband or wife publicly, but behavior changes when it is given privately – men spend on personal consumption, while women save or loan to personal networks.

Although men outperform women in time-pressured math-based competition, women perform equally well in math-based competition without time constraints.

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

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.

Higher levels of testosterone are associated with more aggression, particularly among older women and younger men.

Against their best interest, low-ability men compete too often, and high-ability women do not compete enough.

Physical objects and words encountered in every-day life evoke social meanings around gender.