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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Main Authors: Babcock, Linda, Recalde, Maria P., Vesterlund, Lise, Weingart, Laurie
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: American Economic Association 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147689

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