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Are men and women equally influenced by having successful friends?

Gender differences in the world of work are related, among other things, with the attitudes that men and women have towards elements such as, for example, competition. According to a 2007 paper by Niederle and Vesterlund, men are twice as likely to consider themselves suitable candidates to compete with others, while for women, the general tendency would be the opposite. It appears that individual risk preferences, self-confidence, and beliefs associated with gender stereotypes may be relevant factors that help explain why these differences in competitiveness between the sexes occur. ….[READ]

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