The (Unexpected) Gender Minority Gap in Confidence
An increasing share of the population identifies their gender in a way other than as a man or woman. Yet, there is little work on beliefs about these gender minorities. We find that subjects, while relatively certain about the traits of men and women, are uncertain about the confidence, competitiveness, risk aversion, and generosity of gender minorities. Despite this uncertainty about gender minorities, however, we find that gender minorities are less confident than equally-performing men, resulting in a gender minority gap that is just as large as the gender gap in confidence between men and women.
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