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Are women more ethical than men?

Eric Barker
January 24, 2012

Researchers thought so but it turns out that this was skewed by women being more inclined to respond to questions in a more socially acceptable fashion.

Gender is one of the most frequently studied variables within the ethics literature. In prior studies that find gender differences, females consistently report more ethical responses than males. However, prior research also indicates that females are more prone to responding in a socially desirable fashion. Consequently, it is uncertain whether gender differences in ethical decision-making exist because females are more ethical or perhaps because females are more prone to the social desirability response bias. Using a sample of 30 scenarios from prior studies that find gender differences, we examine whether these gender differences remain robust once social desirability is controlled for in the analysis. Our data suggest that the effect of gender on ethical decision-making is largely attenuated once social desirability is included in the analysis. In essence, the social desirability response bias appears to be driving a significant portion of the relationship between gender and ethical decision-making. We discuss several important research implications of this study.

Source: “Gender Differences in Ethics Research: The Importance of Controlling for the Social Desirability Response Bias” from Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 103, Number 1, 73-93, DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0843-8

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Title Are women more ethical than men?
Author Eric Barker
Date January 24, 2012 7:16 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Blog bakadesuyo
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