We show that the vast majority of young married men in Saudi Arabia privately support women working outside the home (WWOH) and substantially underestimate support by other similar men. Correcting these beliefs increases men's (costly) willingness to help their wives search for jobs. Months later, wives of men whose beliefs were corrected are more likely to have applied and interviewed for a job outside the home. In a recruitment experiment with a local company, randomly informing women about actual support for WWOH leads them to switch from an at-home temporary enumerator job to a higher-paying, outside-the-home version of the job.

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误解的社会规范：沙特阿拉伯妇女在家外工作

我们表明，沙特阿拉伯的绝大部分年轻已婚男子私下为在外工作的妇女提供私人支持（WWOH），并且大大低估了其他类似男子的支持。纠正这些信念会增强男人（帮助他们的妻子寻找工作）的意愿（代价高昂）。几个月后，那些信念得到纠正的男人的妻子更有可能申请并面试外出工作。在与一家本地公司进行的招聘实验中，随机通知妇女有关WWOH的实际支持，这导致她们从在家中的临时调查员工作切换到薪水更高的在家工作。