Women Report Their Work Differently Than Men Do
Editorial:
From Allbusiness.com
The Wall Street Journal reported a study done by professors at Columbia University Business School. M.B.A. students were asked to recall math test performance 15 months after a test. There was no incentive to inflate the test taker’s score since everyone was told they would get $50 if they recalled their performance with a certain degree of accuracy.
The good news is that both men and women performed similarly on the test. The bad news is that there was a big difference in how the scores got reported.
What do you think happened?
Male test-takers mistakenly inflated their scores by an average of 30.5% compared to 14.4% for the women.
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Source:
Allbusiness.com
URL:
http://www.allbusiness.com/staffing-hr/women-business/16769864-1.html
Date:
January 6, 2012
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