Strength in Numbers: Two Field Experiments in Gender, Influence, and Group Dynamics

• In Event: The Consequences of Women's Inclusion

Brief Overview

In two large multi-year field experiments, we show that outnumbered women are at structural disadvantage in influencing decisions. Woman team leaders ameliorate this.

Authors

• Jessica Robinson Preece, Brigham Young University-Provo

• Christopher Karpowitz, Brigham Young University-Provo

• Olga Stoddard, Brigham Young University-Provo

• Stephen O'Connell, Emory University