Gokdemir Ozge, Dumludag Devrim, Yorulmaz Ozlem
Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
MPE, SBE, Maastricht University, Maastrciht, the Netherlands.
PLoS One. 2025 May 27;20(5):e0321256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321256. eCollection 2025.
This study explores the willingness to compete among native Dutch individuals and non-Western migrants in the Netherlands, with a particular focus on first-generation non-Western migrant women. Drawing upon existing literature on competitiveness and career preferences, this research suggests that non-Western migrants, especially the first generation of non-Western migrant women, may exhibit different levels of competitiveness compared to the native Dutch population or native Dutch women. This aspect is crucial for understanding the challenges non-Western immigrant women encounter in the job market and broader societal contexts. Utilizing data from two existing experiments conducted within the publicly accessible LISS framework, our research findings reveal that first generation of non-Western women demonstrate a higher propensity for competition than their Dutch counterparts do. Notably, this pattern is not replicated among non-Western men participants in all generations. The results align with research on gender equality and competitiveness in the countries of origin. In nations like the Netherlands, where gender equality is relatively high, notable differences in competitive preferences between native women and men are observed. However, this disparity is less pronounced among first-generation non-Western migrant women from countries with lower levels of gender equality. Additionally, the study uncovers variations in competitive preferences between native Dutch and non-Western migrant women within the same societal setting. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex interactions among ethnicity, competitiveness, and gender dynamics in Dutch society.
本研究探讨了荷兰本土居民与非西方移民在荷兰的竞争意愿，特别关注第一代非西方移民女性。借鉴现有关于竞争力和职业偏好的文献，本研究表明，与荷兰本土居民或荷兰本土女性相比，非西方移民，尤其是第一代非西方移民女性，可能表现出不同程度的竞争力。这一方面对于理解非西方移民女性在就业市场和更广泛社会背景中所面临的挑战至关重要。利用在公开可用的LISS框架内进行的两项现有实验的数据，我们的研究结果显示，第一代非西方女性比荷兰女性表现出更高的竞争倾向。值得注意的是，这种模式在各代非西方男性参与者中并未重现。研究结果与原籍国关于性别平等和竞争力的研究一致。在荷兰这样性别平等程度相对较高的国家，本土女性和男性在竞争偏好上存在显著差异。然而，这种差异在来自性别平等程度较低国家的第一代非西方移民女性中不太明显。此外，该研究还揭示了在同一社会环境中荷兰本土女性和非西方移民女性在竞争偏好上的差异。这项研究有助于更深入地理解荷兰社会中种族、竞争力和性别动态之间的复杂相互作用。
