Sophia Pink
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Sophia Pink
@sophiapink.bsky.social
PhD student at Wharton studying decision-making and behavior change.
www.sophiapink.com
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The second HotFresh recommended paper is:

Pink, S. L., Cervantez, J., Kirgios, E. L., Chang, E. H., Milkman, K. L. (2025). Can stereotype reactance prompt women to compete? A field experiment, Organization Science.

pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
Can Stereotype Reactance Prompt Women to Compete? A Field Experiment | Organization Science
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July 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
🚨New paper alert!🚨

Women are less likely to enter competitions than men—even when equally qualified. But telling them this can change behavior.

📈 In a field experiment on a job application platform, we found that highlighting this gender gap increased the # of job apps women submitted by ~20%.
March 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM