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Confidence gap? Women economists tend to be less confident than men when speaking outside their area of expertise.
Confidence gap? Women economists tend to be less confident than men when speaking outside their area of expertise.
In male-dominated workplaces, women tend to be less confident than men. Heather Sarsons and Guo Xu conducted research into confidence levels of successful economists and found that the gender gap is largely driven by women’s lack of confidence when asked questions on topics outside their field of expertise. Addressing the confidence gap may require further thought over what the “right” level of confidence should […]