"Research consistently shows that there are no gender differences in the key abilities and traits that constitute creative potential. A re-analysis of 194 studies with more than 65,000 people showed very small gender differences on tests of creative thinking, and the differences that were identified favored women. Openness to experience is the personality trait most consistently predicting creativity. Again, there is no gender difference for the total score on personality tests measuring this trait."
"Women are underrepresented in positions that signal high creativity, from Hollywood to the sciences to writing. In 2017, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged six major film studios with discrimination against women directors, but almost 10 years later, the situation has not improved much. There are few women Nobel prize winners (7% overall and only 3% in the sciences)."
"Men are rewarded for creativity more than women are, and they receive greater support for creativity at work. Unequal recognition has consequences for developing and realizing creative potential. Recognition is based on judgment, and the judgments are inherently social and, therefore, subject to how we think of social groups."
Research involving over 65,000 people across 194 studies reveals no meaningful gender differences in creative thinking abilities or openness to experience—the personality trait most predictive of creativity. Women are severely underrepresented in high-visibility creative fields: only 7% of Nobel Prize winners are women (3% in sciences), 2 women have won the Fields Medal in mathematics, and women received 14% of Pulitzer Prizes. Despite equal creative potential, women receive less recognition and workplace support for their creativity. This disparity stems from social judgment processes that associate creativity with stereotypically masculine traits, resulting in men being rewarded more frequently for creative work. Unequal recognition has significant consequences for developing and realizing creative potential.
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