in mid-level business jobs performed on computing tasks. We also asked them to rate how they thought they did.
Study participants were randomly assigned basic, intermediate, or advanced problems on laptops, tablets, or mobile devices, while seated, standing, or walking slowly. We found no difference in the performance between men and women in the total number of questions answered correctly or the time taken to answer the questions. In only one scenario did men perform slightly better — while completing a basic task, on a tablet, while seated . Otherwise, women and men performed equally.
There was a statistically significant difference, however, in how men and women rated their own performance. Women were less confident of their answers in all scenarios — 3.5 for women versus 3.88 for men on a scale of 1 to 5 — despite having performed equally to men in all but one.With a rapid expansion of employment in STEM areas, the shortage of qualified labor has risen to the level of
ConversationUS Promoting computing careers to young women in schools and universities and tech companies hiring more women for high-profile jobs involving technology can reduce this gender gap to some extent.
ConversationUS Not sure if it has anything to do with confidence. It’s the sensitivity and perfectionism. Some might be too afraid of criticism. Based on my observation, the peer pressure among women is very high. Men in general, care less...
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