Is it true? Are men with daughters more generous supervisors when it comes to giving raises? Have you heard about the recent study that took a look at the idea of generosity and what inspires it in men? In a new article in the New York Times, the study is explained, giving readers a glimpse at the provocative research. Here’s a few highlights and for the full article, click here:
At the Office: Are Men with Daughters More Generous?
- On the scope of the study: ‘Rather than looking at large-scale charitable giving, they looked at why some male chief executives paid their employees more generously than others. The researchers tracked the wages that male chief executives at more than 10,000 Danish companies paid their employees over the course of a decade.” And, as it turns out, the findings were astonishing.’
- On common trends: ‘The researchers wrote that it was common for male chief executives to ‘claim a firm’s resources for themselves and their growing family, at the expense of their employees.’
- On a surprising twist: ‘When the team examined the data more closely, the changes in pay depended on the gender of the child that the chief executives fathered. They reduced wages after having a son, but not after having a daughter.’
- On dads with daughters: ‘Daughters apparently soften fathers and evoke more caretaking tendencies. The speculation is that as we brush our daughters’ hair and take them to dance classes, we become gentler, more empathetic and more other-oriented.’
What do you think of this study? Have you had a male boss who had a daughter – was he more generous?
