Reducing gender bias through social norms

Last registered on August 17, 2021
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Reducing gender bias through social norms
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0008064
Initial registration date
August 13, 2021

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
August 17, 2021, 10:22 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Japan
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Ryo Takahashi
Affiliation
Waseda University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2021-08-01
End date
2022-01-31
Keywords
Behavior, Environment & Energy, Gender
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study will conduct an online randomized experiment to identify how social norms would help to reduce gender bias
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Takahashi, Ryo. 2021. "Reducing gender bias through social norms." AEA RCT Registry. August 17. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.8064-1.0
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Randomly providing the information to the survey participants.
Intervention Start Date
2021-09-01
Intervention End Date
2021-09-04

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The level of support for others opinion
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
I randomly divide the participants into four groups: three groups are the treatment groups and one group is for the control group.
The participants in the treatment groups will receive the additional information.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done by the survey comply using a computer.
Randomization Unit
Individual survey participant
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
Four groups created by the investigator
Sample size: planned number of observations
1000 individuals
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
250 for each group
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
The Ethics Review Committee on Research with Human Subjects of Waseda University
IRB Approval Date
2021-06-24
IRB Approval Number
2021-111
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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Reports & Other Materials