Gender stereotypes in deliberation and team decisions

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Coffman, Katherine; Flikkema, Clio Bryant; Shurchkov, Olga
• 署名单位: Harvard University; Wellesley College; Wellesley College
• 刊物名称: GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0899-8256
• DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2021.06.004
• 发表日期: 2021
• 页码: 329-349
• 关键词: gender differences; stereotypes; teams; Economic experiments

摘要

We explore how groups deliberate and decide on ideas in an experiment with communi-cation. We find that gender biases play a significant role in which group members are chosen to answer on behalf of the group. Conditional on the quality of their ideas, individuals are less likely to be selected in gender incongruent domains (i.e. male-typed domains for women; female-typed domains for men). Individuals are also less likely to promote themselves when they are in the gender minority within their group. These patterns are not well-explained by objective or subjective differences in conversational behavior, nor by differences in beliefs about idea quality. Our results seem most consistent with a preference for promoting and rewarding group members in a way that conforms with gender norms. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.