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Can I Do It: An Examination Into the Relation Between Stereotype Threat, Accountability, and Performance
(2020-05) Zhou, Sharon
This study aims to test whether accountability systems can mitigate the effects of stereotype threat on women. I specifically hypothesize that process accountability will mitigate the effects of stereotype threat on women, while outcome accountability will exacerbate it. In a laboratory experiment in which participants were asked to complete a series of mathematical puzzles, I find that consistent with stereotype threat theories, women do indeed perform more poorly than men when they face stereotype threat. However, extending stereotype threat theories, I find that process accountability has a marginally significant effect in reducing the effects of this threat. These findings have implications for how to reduce the gender gap in the STEM industry.