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Are Gender Differences in Performance Innate or Socially Mediated?

To explain persistent gender gaps in market outcomes, a lab experimental literature explores whether women and men have innate differences in ability (or attitudes or preferences), and a separate field-based literature studies discrimination agains...

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Main Authors:	BenYishay, Ariel, Jones, Maria, Kondylis, Florence, Mobarak, Ahmed Mushfiq
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SKILLS EMPOWERMENT BIRTH COMMUNITIES BENEFIT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GENDER INEQUALITY VILLAGES PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PARTNER INFORMATION SERVICES DISCRIMINATION AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION HEALTH DEPRESSION GENDER-BASED DISCRIMINATION PROJECT WILL GENDER BIAS KNOWLEDGE NEW TECHNOLOGIES LABOR MARKET PLANTS DISEASES FARMERS’ KNOWLEDGE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN TRAINING GENDER BIASES DWELLING INTERVENTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION MARKETS MALE LAND RESOURCES RESEARCH GENDER IDENTITIES LIVESTOCK EXTENSION FARMERS SEX DISCRIMINATION CROPS DESIGN ADULTHOOD DIET GENDER DIFFERENCES PESTS WOMAN FAMILY EXTENSION SERVICES PARTICIPATION GENDER OCCUPATIONS HOUSEHOLD STD AGRICULTURE AGENCIES PROPERTIES MARKET ECONOMICS WEEDS MANAGEMENT SEX ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES GENDER DIFFERENCE LAND CHILDREN GENDERS FEMALES EDUCATION VILLAGE LEVEL AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES HOUSEHOLDS EQUALITY PARTNERS RURAL AREAS FARMS FEED DWELLINGS HOUSES FUNDING TRAININGS INTERVENTIONS COMMUNITY MALES WOMEN AGRICULTURAL LABOR MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES FEMALE GENDER IDENTITY DISTRICTS BENEFITS SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION GENDER EQUALITY INEQUALITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26420271/gender-differences-performance-innate-or-socially-mediated http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24524

Are Gender Differences in Performance Innate or Socially Mediated?

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