Research highlights how men are more likely to assess their abilities favourably and communicate this to others. Since #overconfident people may put themselves forward more often and sooner for promotions, this exacerbates the #gender #gap in top jobs.
So, our findings suggest that #employers should rethink how they recruit and promote people.
Employers could give more regular performance-based #feedback and encourage women to apply for promotions #sooner than they might choose to on their own, for example.
This is especially relevant for Law, Economics and Management jobs where we found that overconfidence explained the largest portion of the gender gap.
And since overconfidence loses its importance among those who have children, lack of #childcare and @flexibility in the workplace clearly remains a substantial barrier to career progression for women

https://theconversation.com/overconfidence-dictates-who-gets-top-jobs-and-research-shows-men-benefit-more-than-women-200516