Structural inequalities and stereotypes are held out as explanations for gender differences in reported levels of confidence. However, while it is reported that in the absence of stereotypes women and men should possess identical levels of self-confidence, no study to date has tested this hypothesis. Single sex schools were identified as an environment where structural bias might be mitigated. From a survey of 9,414 Australian adolescents aged 13–17 years attending single sex high schools, no significant difference in overall self-efficacy was identified between genders. Overall, by age cohort there was no significant difference between boys’ and girls’ self-efficacy, with a minor exception of the 15 years cohort. Self-efficacy levels were linked to participation in team sport and undertaking leadership roles. The study provides the first large scale study that demonstrates that women are no less confident than men under conditions where gendered structures are mitigated by their environment.

结构性不平等和刻板印象被认为是对报告的信心水平的性别差异的解释。然而，虽然据报道，在没有刻板印象的情况下，女性和男性应该拥有相同的自信水平，但迄今为止还没有研究验证过这一假设。单一性别学校被确定为可以减轻结构性偏见的环境。对 9,414 名就读单性别高中的 13-17 岁澳大利亚青少年进行的调查显示，性别之间的整体自我效能感没有显着差异。总体而言，按年龄组别，男孩和女孩的自我效能感没有显着差异，只有 15 岁组有一个小例外。自我效能水平与参与团队运动和承担领导角色有关。