Advancement of Women
The Advancement of Women research group identifies systemic gender differences in behavior, and points to mechanisms that can be put in place to secure that the best qualified candidates are those promoted.
“BEDI is currently working with organizations to equalize the opportunities given to male and female employees. This is done through institutional changes in how work is allocated and rewarded, and through efforts to develop less biased performance evaluations. Common to many of BEDI’s institutional designs is that they come at limited costs to stake holders and yet reap substantial benefits.”
- Lise Vesterlund, BEDI Director and Advancement of Women research lead, to University of Pittsburgh's Pittwire, October 2022
Representative Publications
Recalde, M.P., Vesterlund, L. (2022). Gender Differences in Negotiation and Policy for Equalizing Outcomes. In: Karagözoğlu, E., Hyndman, K.B. (eds) Bargaining. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76666-5_21
Steffen Andersen & Julie Marx & Kasper Meisner Nielsen & Lise Vesterlund, 2021. "Gender Differences in Negotiation: Evidence from Real Estate Transactions," The Economic Journal, vol 131(638), pages 2304-2332.
Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning In. Christine L. Exley, Muriel Niederle, and Lise Vesterlund. Journal of Political Economy 2020 128:3, 816-854
Babcock, Linda, Maria P. Recalde, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart. 2017. "Gender Differences in Accepting and Receiving Requests for Tasks with Low Promotability." American Economic Review, 107 (3): 714-47.
Babcock, Linda, Maria P. Recalde, and Lise Vesterlund. 2017. "Gender Differences in the Allocation of Low-Promotability Tasks: The Role of Backlash." American Economic Review, 107 (5): 131-35.
