Introduction The journal being criticized is called “effects of self-esteem and gender on goal choice” journal of organizational behavior, volume 12, issue 6 and the pages being discussed are 529 to 541. The authors of the article are Paul E. Levy and Ann H Baumgarder. The paper contains a discussion about the relationship between self esteem and gender to the type of goals that people make. It also establishes the correlation between endurance traits and the choice of goals made by persons. The main variables under investigation are gender and self-confidence (Levy, Paul and Baumgardner, p. 529). Summary of the article The choice of goals that individuals make is determined by various factors such as gender, self esteem and others. Performance of goals is facilitated by the commitment that a person has to achieve difficult and specific goals. People set goals depending on what they are expecting to gain from such goals. People are motivated to perform certain acts because they expect something from the outcomes. Higher expectations to achieve a goal and the value attached to such goals determine the need for an individual to set some goals. Therefore, a person’s expectation to achieve a goal and the value attached to it determines the choice for that goal and acceptance of such goals by an individual. There are other factors which affect the choice and acceptance of goals, for example the gender and self-esteem of a person among other factors. Organizational behavior is influenced by personality factors and researchers have made great efforts to establish the relationship between the two. Goal setting emanates from different sources depending on the environment a person has experienced (Levy, Paul and Baumgardner, p. 530). Knowledge about the past performance aspire a person to set future goals. Thus, the forces that cause people to set goals are realistic judgment, the need to improve self-esteem and the desire to protect oneself. The root cause of these forces is self-confidence and the character of such goals as well as the situations. The society has made us to believe that women can make less difficult goals while men are supposed to set difficult goals. This mentality is subject to objection because not all men make difficult goals and on the other hand, not all women make simple goals. Self-confidence is a major determinant of the goals that a person makes because people are motivated to achieve goals when they have self-confidence (Levy, Paul and Baumgardner, p. 534). The hypothesis of the article: self-esteem and gender differences have a great impact on the variation on the choice of goals that people make in their lives. Thus, high esteemed persons tend to choose difficult goals compared to low esteemed individuals. On the other hand, men choose more difficult goals compared to women. The performance of challenging tasks depends on the commitments that people have to achieve difficult and specific goals (Levy, Paul and Baumgardner, p. 535). Self-esteem There is a correlation between self-esteem and psychological success. Additionally, people are committed to achieve goals when their self esteem is high. People with high self esteem have confidence and this makes them