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Which is the fair sex? Gender differences in altruism

by James Andreoni, Lise Vesterlund - Quarterly Journal of Economics , 2001
"... We study gender differences in altruism by examining a modi�ed dictator game with varying incomes and prices. Our results indicate that the question “which is the fair sex? ” has a complicated answer—when altruism is expensive, women are kinder, but when it is cheap, men are more altruistic. That is ..."
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We study gender differences in altruism by examining a modi�ed dictator game with varying incomes and prices. Our results indicate that the question “which is the fair sex? ” has a complicated answer—when altruism is expensive, women are kinder, but when it is cheap, men are more altruistic

Performance in Competitive Environments: Gender Differences,” Quarterly

by Uri Gneezy, Muriel Niederle, Aldo Rustichini - Journal of Economics , 2002
"... Even though the provision of equal opportunities for men and women has been a priority in many countries, large gender differences prevail in competitive high-ranking positions. Suggested explanations include discrimination and dif-ferences in preferences and human capital. In this paper we present ..."
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increase in performance for men, but not for women. This results in a significant gender gap in performance in tournaments, while there is no gap when participants are paid according to piece rate. This effect is stronger when women have to compete against men than in single-sex competitive environments

A model of (often mixed) stereotype content: Competence and warmth respectively follow from perceived status and competition

by Susan T. Fiske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Peter Glick, Susan T. Fiske, Amy J. C. Cuddy, Department Of Psychology - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 2002
"... Stereotype research emphasizes systematic processes over seemingly arbitrary contents, but content also may prove systematic. On the basis of stereotypes ’ intergroup functions, the stereotype content model hypothesizes that (a) 2 primary dimensions are competence and warmth, (b) frequent mixed clus ..."
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clusters combine high warmth with low competence (paternalistic) or high competence with low warmth (envious), and (c) distinct emotions (pity, envy, admiration, contempt) differentiate the 4 competence– warmth combinations. Stereotypically, (d) status predicts high competence, and competition predicts low

Role Congruity Theory of Prejudice toward Female Leaders

by Alice H. Eagly, Steven J. Karau - Psychological Review , 2002
"... A role congruity theory of prejudice toward female leaders proposes that perceived incongruity between the female gender role and leadership roles leads to 2 forms of prejudice: (a) perceiving women less favorably than men as potential occupants of leadership roles and (b) evaluating behavior that f ..."
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A role congruity theory of prejudice toward female leaders proposes that perceived incongruity between the female gender role and leadership roles leads to 2 forms of prejudice: (a) perceiving women less favorably than men as potential occupants of leadership roles and (b) evaluating behavior

Gender and leadership style: A meta-analysis

by Alice H. Eagly, Blair T. Johnson, Alice H. Eagly, Blair T. Johnson - Psychological Bulletin , 1990
"... Research comparing the leadership styles of women and men is reviewed, and evidence isfound for both the presence and the absence of differences between the sexes. In contrast to the gender-ste-reotypic expectation that women lead in an interpersonally orientedstyle and men in a task-oriented style, ..."
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Research comparing the leadership styles of women and men is reviewed, and evidence isfound for both the presence and the absence of differences between the sexes. In contrast to the gender-ste-reotypic expectation that women lead in an interpersonally orientedstyle and men in a task-oriented style

Using the Implicit Association Test to measure self-esteem and self-concept

by Anthony G. Greenwald, Shelly D. Farnham, D. E. Mcghee - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 2000
"... Schwartz, 1998) to measure self-esteem by assessing automatic associations of self with positive or negative valence. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that two IAT measures defined a factor that was distinct from, but weakly correlated with, a factor defined by standard explicit (self-repor ..."
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Schwartz, 1998) to measure self-esteem by assessing automatic associations of self with positive or negative valence. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that two IAT measures defined a factor that was distinct from, but weakly correlated with, a factor defined by standard explicit (self

Sex differences in unipolar depression: evidence and theory

by Susan Nolen-hoeksema - Psychol Bull , 1987
"... A large body of evidence indicates that women are more likely than men to show unipolar depression. Five classes of explanations for these sex differences are examined and the evidence for each class is reviewed. Not one of these explanations adequately accounts for the magnitude of the sex differen ..."
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A large body of evidence indicates that women are more likely than men to show unipolar depression. Five classes of explanations for these sex differences are examined and the evidence for each class is reviewed. Not one of these explanations adequately accounts for the magnitude of the sex

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"... The sex/gender distinction has been essential to the full flowering of second-wave feminism. The point of making that initial distinction, however, was not to create two concepts, but to allow the concept of gender to take off. And take off it did. There followed over thirty years of enormously prod ..."
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The sex/gender distinction has been essential to the full flowering of second-wave feminism. The point of making that initial distinction, however, was not to create two concepts, but to allow the concept of gender to take off. And take off it did. There followed over thirty years of enormously

Is there a gender difference in strength of sex drive? Theoretical views, conceptual distinctions, and a review of relevant evidence

by Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen R. Catanese, Kathleen D. Vohs - Personality and Social Psychology Review , 2001
"... The sex drive refers to the strength of sexual motivation. Across many different studies and measures, men have been shown to have more frequent and more intense sexual desires than women, as reflected in spontaneous thoughts about sex, frequency and variety of sexual fantasies, desired frequency of ..."
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that the male sex drive is stronger than the female sex drive. The gender difference in sex drive should not be generalized to other constructs such as sexual or orgasmic capacity, enjoyment of sex, or extrinsically motivated sex. If the world were designed for the primary goal of maximizing human happiness

Machines and mindlessness: Social responses to computers

by Clifford Nass, Youngme Moon - Journal of Social Issues , 2000
"... Following Langer (1992), this article reviews a series of experimental studies that demonstrate that individuals mindlessly apply social rules and expectations to computers. The first set of studies illustrates how individuals overuse human social categories, applying gender stereotypes to computers ..."
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Following Langer (1992), this article reviews a series of experimental studies that demonstrate that individuals mindlessly apply social rules and expectations to computers. The first set of studies illustrates how individuals overuse human social categories, applying gender stereotypes
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