3 ms·
> Among those willing to fake their minority status, 48 percent of white male applicants lied about their race, while 16 percent of white female applicants did
by wisty 5y ago
> Among those willing to fake their minority status, 48 percent of white male applicants lied about their race, while 16 percent of white female applicants did so.
I suppose male students are likely to have lower grades. From what I can tell, the more egregious cheaters are usually a bit marginal, or right at the top and want to get an edge to do even better, as the big incentives are either to not lose, or to win - people in the middle have a lot less of an incentive.
- pgcj_poster 5y agoMen are also more likely to commit other forms of fraud—and crimes more generally. It seems like the simpler explanation is that men are just less likely to follow the rules than women. Note that this can also be a good thing: men were less likely than women to follow instruction in the Milgram experiment.