Addressing Gender-Based Segregation through Information: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in the Republic of Congo
研究在刚果共和国向职业培训申请者随机提供不同行业收入信息，发现该信息使女性申请传统男性主导行业的比例提高28.6%，表明低成本信息干预可缩小性别收入差距。
This paper tests the effect of randomly providing information on trade-specific earnings on trade choice of men and women applying to a vocational training program in the Republic of Congo. When receiving this information, both men and women apply to be trained in more lucrative trades. As a result, treated women are 28.6% more likely to apply to a traditionally male-dominated trade. These findings suggest that this kind of low-cost information intervention can be an effective way to reduce the gender gap in earnings.