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Women are much more willing than men to compete as part of a team, a recent study from Andrew Healy and Jennifer Pate claim that their findings, published in the Economic Journal suggests.
Nearly two-thirds of the "gender competition gap” - the gap between the likelihood of men or women to enter a competition – disappears when people are offered the chance to compete in two-person teams rather than as individuals.
Both Andrew and Jennifer believe their research reveals that competing in teams "levels the playing field" by encouraging a higher number of qualified women to take part and discouraging unqualified men. They argue that this insight should help organisations to select the best-qualified leaders.