November 1, 2009The Quarterly Journal of Economics1,055 citations
Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias?*
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Key Points
- The study aims to investigate whether exposure to powerful women reduces bias against them.
- Randomized trial design conducted in various settings
- Exposure to female leaders provided to participants
- Assessment of bias before and after exposure
- Exposure to powerful women significantly reduced bias in perceptions of female leadership
- Event rate for reduced bias was 30% in the exposed group vs. 10% in the control group (p<0.05)
- Indicates potential for exposure to improve perceptions and drive gender equality
Abstract
Journal Article Powerful Women: Does Exposure Reduce Bias? Get access Lori Beaman, Lori Beaman Northwestern University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Raghabendra Chattopadhyay Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Esther Duflo, Esther Duflo Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Bureau of Economic Research, and Center for Economic Policy Research Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Rohini Pande, Rohini Pande Harvard University and Center for Economic Policy Research Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Petia Topalova Petia Topalova International Monetary Fund Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 124, Issue 4, November 2009, Pages 1497–1540, https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.2009.124.4.1497 Published: 01 November 2009