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Sophia Pink

@sophiapink.bsky.social

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PhD student at Wharton studying decision-making and behavior change. www.sophiapink.com

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sjdm-tweets @sjdm-tweets.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

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/...

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Can Stereotype Reactance Prompt Women to Compete? A Field Experiment | Organization Science

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Sophia Pink @sophiapink.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🚨New paper alert!🚨 Women are less likely to enter competitions than men—even when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior. 📈 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%.

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