ABSTRACT
An important line of recent literature has found that there are gender differences in attitudes toward competition, with men being more likely to choose competitive incentive schemes, even when factors such as ability and risk aversion are controlled for. This paper examines the effect of performance feedback on the gender gap. We present experimental evidence that the difference between men and women in terms of tournament entry decline significantly when individuals are given performance feedback before making their incentive scheme choice. The results suggest that policies that reduce uncertainty can reduce the gender gap in tournament entry.