This gender gap in info diffusion exists even though men & women are equally able to directly process new info and hold similar misperceptions to start with (see below). So, what's going on?

It's not about different communication & information acquisition patterns of men & women...

We gave a representative sample of German couples info about their actual income rank. One year later, women who learned this info through their husbands showed significant updating of their beliefs about income ranks – men, not so much!

Ever wondered how income info spreads within households? We find striking gender differences in how couples process info about their income rank!

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