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Women compete just as hard as men for top jobs and can win them more often, auction-style study suggests

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New behavioral economics research suggests there is no overall gender gap when it comes to competitiveness. Per Phys dot org, bidding experiments found that when gaps do emerge, women actually push harder than men for the highest positions.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-08-women-hard-men-jobs-auction.html

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