The second HotFresh recommended paper is:
Pink, S. L., Cervantez, J., Kirgios, E. L., Chang, E. H., Milkman, K. L. (2025). Can stereotype reactance prompt women to compete? A field experiment, Organization Science.
pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
šØNew paper alert!šØ
Women are less likely to enter competitions than menāeven when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior.
š In a field experiment on a job application platform, we found that highlighting this gender gap increased the # of job apps women submitted by ~20%.
Why? Stereotype reactance: People donāt like being told how āpeople like themā are expected to behave.
Iām grateful to my amazing co-authors: @jacervantez.bsky.social, @erikakirgios.bsky.social, Edward Chang, & @katymilkman.bsky.social!
Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1287/orsc...