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  2. Matthew effect - Wikipedia

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    An example of the Matthew Effect's role on social influence is an experiment by Salganik, Dodds, and Watts in which they created an experimental virtual market named MUSICLAB. In MUSICLAB, people could listen to music and choose to download the songs they enjoyed the most. The song choices were unknown songs produced by unknown bands.

  3. Sex and gender differences in leadership - Wikipedia

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    A 2014 meta-analysis of 99 studies from 1960 to 2011 found that men are seen as more effective in the oldest studies, and women are seen as more effective between 1982 and 2011. Evaluations by other people find that women are more effective leaders than men, especially in business and educational contexts and at mid-level and upper-level positions.

  4. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer - Wikipedia

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    The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the State is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism." [1] It describes a positive feedback loop (a corresponding negative feedback loop would be e.g. progressive tax).

  5. Do Rich Get Richer While Poor Get Poorer? 3 Truths and 2 ...

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    Truth: The Very Rich are Getting (Very) Richer In recent years, the wealthiest 1% of people worldwide have accumulated almost two-thirds of all new wealth created, according to an Oxfam study.

  6. Women and Economics - Wikipedia

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    These sexual distinctions have left women behind and allowed men to claim credit for human progress. Gilman argues that women fulfill the dual roles of mother and martyr, and pass these roles down to their children, creating a continuing image of women as unpaid workers and nurturers. This in turn, has stunted women's creative and personal growth.

  7. Gender-equality paradox - Wikipedia

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    In countries higher-income considered more gender-equal, women being stereotyped as "communal" or caring may have increased, thus creating higher identity-costs for those who pursue STEM careers. Thus, in poorer countries, the marginal utility of money matters more than identity costs, which is reversed in higher-income countries. [37]

  8. Sociology of gender - Wikipedia

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    The term gender role was coined by John Money in a seminal 1955 paper where he defined it as "all those things that a person says or does to disclose himself or herself as having the status of boy or man, girl or woman." [3] According to American gender theorist Judith Butler, a person's gender is complex, encompassing countless characteristics ...

  9. ‘Phantom wealth': Millennials are richer at their age than ...

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    But 5 minutes could have you paying as little as $29/month These 5 magic money moves will boost you up America's net worth ladder in 2024 — and you can complete each step within minutes. Here's how