Professor Malia Mason and co-authors examine if women and men differ in the frequency with which they offer this form of mnemonic assistance. Results converge on the possibility that men, relative to women, are less inclined to be concerned with keeping track of their partners’ outstanding needs, perhaps because doing so is a behavior that is less strongly prescribed for men than for women.
About the Researcher(s)
Malia Mason
Malia Mason teaches the Negotiations elective and co-directs the Women in Leadership Executive Education program at Columbia Business School. In addition to training Columbia graduates, she has brought her expertise to a variety of sectors including financial services, media, tech, telecom, and the arts, providing valuable consulting and training to employees at numerous firms.