%0 Report
        %A Claussen, Jörg
%A Czibor, Eszter
%A Praag, Mirjam C. van
        %T Women Do Not Play Their Aces: The Consequences of Shying Away
        %D 2015
        %8 2015 Dec
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 9612
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9612
        %X The underrepresentation of women at the top of hierarchies is often explained by gender differences in preferences. We find support for this claim by analyzing a large dataset from an online card game community, a stylized yet natural setting characterized by self-selection into an uncertain, competitive and male-dominated environment. We observe gender differences in playing behavior consistent with women being more averse towards risk and competition. Moreover, we demonstrate how "shying away" makes female players less successful: despite no gender gap in playing skills, women accumulate lower scores than men due to their relative avoidance of risky and competitive situations.
        %K gender
%K preferences
%K risk
%K competition
%K performance