scholarly journals Gender differences in risk aversion : Do single-sex environments affect their development?

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison L. Booth ◽  
Lina Marcela Cardona-Sosa ◽  
Patrick Nolen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Single Sex

Mind the Absent Gap: Gender-Specific Competitive Behavior in Nonprofessional Sports

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-233
Author(s):  
Anna Katharina Pikos ◽  
Alexander Straub
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Competitive Behavior ◽  
Sex Composition ◽  
Unique Data ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Mixed Gender ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Opposite Gender

There is wide evidence for gender differences in competitive behavior and performance under pressure from experimental economics and single-sex professional sports. We analyze these differences in a sport with direct gender competition. Our unique data consist of over 500,000 observations from around 11,000 German ninepin bowling games of which around 15% are from mixed-gender leagues. Men perform better against women on average, but this is fully explained by differences in ability. Our results are robust to instrumenting for opposite gender using the sex composition of the opponent team. Gender differences in tight situations do not seem to play a role.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lex Borghans ◽  
Bart H.H. Golsteyn ◽  
James Heckman ◽  
Huub Meijers
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Ambiguity Aversion

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Risk Aversion and Ambiguity Aversion

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lex Borghans ◽  
Bart Golsteyn ◽  
James J. Heckman ◽  
Huub Meijers
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Risk Aversion ◽  
Ambiguity Aversion

Sociocultural Attitudes Regarding Gender Differences in Mathematics Education and Implications for Related Employment

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91
Author(s):  
Ezri Skital ◽  
Laurentiu-Gabriel Tiru
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mathematics ◽  
Single Sex ◽  
Sociocultural Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Multiple Choice Questionnaire ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
And Performance

For many years in several countries there has been gender inequality in mathematics achievement, and girls are less likely to study and specialize in precise sciences. A primary explanation for these gender differences is sociocultural. The attitudes and perceptions prevalent in a society’s culture regarding gen-der can affect students’ attitudes and performance in maths education and their choice to pursue pro-fessional careers in maths related areas. Studies have found that learning in single-sex classrooms can influence girls’ achievements and attitudes. The goal of the present study is to examine the attitudes of girls in mixed and single-sex classrooms towards mathematics and towards gender differences in mathematics. The study population included 281 students in the fifth to ninth grades, attending state-religious schools in Israel. The participants completed a multiple-choice questionnaire, which addressed their attitudes toward mathematics and possible differences between boys and girls. Most of the girls, in both types of classrooms, expressed positive attitudes towards learning mathematics and egalitarian views, although differences were found as girls learning in mixed-sex classes expressed views that were slightly more egalitarian. In addition, girls in single-sex classrooms expressed a moderately higher agreement in the “girls are better” category.

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