to single-sex environments they behave the same as the males. Thus, part of the observed gender difference in behaviour … under uncertainty found in previous studies might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

norms, including the promotion of gender equality in place of the Confucian view of female 'inferiority'. Market … consequence social norms gradually changed again. In our experiment we investigate gender differences in competitive choices … across different birth cohorts of individuals who, during their crucial developmental-age, were exposed to one of the two …

they behave the same as the males. Thus part of the observed gender difference in behavior under uncertainty found in … previous studies might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

Gender differences in paid performance under competition have been found in many laboratory-based experiments, and it … environments. To explore this further, we conducted a laboratory experiment comprising 444 subjects, and measured gender … where an individual competes against a target based on the previous performance of one anonymised person of unknown gender …

competition. Our subjects (students just under 15 years of age) attend publicly-funded single-sex and coeducational schools. We … the average female avoids competitive behaviour more than the average male. This suggests that observed gender differences … might reflect social learning rather than inherent gender traits. …

observed gender differences in behaviour under uncertainty found in previous studies might partly reflect social learning … rather than inherent gender traits. …