Gender differences in accepting and receiving requests for tasks with low promotability

Gender differences in task allocations may sustain vertical gender segregation in labor markets. We examine the allocation of a task that everyone prefers be completed by someone else (writing a report, serving on a committee, etc.) and find evidence that women, more than men, volunteer, are asked t...

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Vydané v:	The American economic review Ročník 107; číslo 3; s. 714 - 747
Hlavní autori:	Babcock, Linda, Recalde, Maria P, Vesterlund, Lise, Weingart, Laurie
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Nashville American Economic Association 01.03.2017
Predmet:	Altruism Arbeitskraft Arbeitsplatzangebot Congressional committees Curricula Erwerbsverlauf Experiment Females Frau Gender differences Gender equality Gender segregation Hochschulinstitut Investment decisions Investment rates Labor market Men Organizational behavior Psychological aspects Securities sales Sexual division of labor Standard error Studies Volunteerism Volunteers Wissenschaftler Women United States > US
ISSN:	0002-8282, 1944-7981
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Shrnutí:	Gender differences in task allocations may sustain vertical gender segregation in labor markets. We examine the allocation of a task that everyone prefers be completed by someone else (writing a report, serving on a committee, etc.) and find evidence that women, more than men, volunteer, are asked to volunteer, and accept requests to volunteer for such tasks. Beliefs that women, more than men, say yes to tasks with low promotability appear as an important driver of these differences. If women hold tasks that are less promotable than those held by men, then women will progress more slowly in organizations.
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ISSN:	0002-8282 1944-7981
DOI:	10.1257/aer.20141734