The weaker sex? Gender differences in punishment across Matrilineal and Patriarchal Societies

dc.creatorAsiedu, Edward
dc.creatorIbanez, Marcela
dc.date2017-04-01T19:20:47Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T07:54:02Z
dc.descriptionThis paper investigates the hypothesis that women are underrepresented in leadership roles due to a lower ability to influence others. By comparing societies that differ in the inheritance rights of men and women, we trace the origins of such difference. The results of a public good game with third party punishment indicate that in patriarchal societies there are persistent gender differences in social influence while in matrilineal societies these differences are smaller. While in the patriarchal society sanctioning behavior is not different across genders, cooperation is lower in groups with a female monitor than a male monitor. In contrast, in the matrilineal society male monitors sanction more often than female monitors, though cooperation does not depend on the gender of the monitor.
dc.identifierOther:ISSN (2192-3248)
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.165743
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/165743/files/GlobalFood_DP30.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/165743
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/593394
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/165743
dc.titleThe weaker sex? Gender differences in punishment across Matrilineal and Patriarchal Societies
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