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Insights into Sexism: Male Status and Performance Moderates Female-Directed Hostile and Amicable Behavior

In an online video game, lower-skilled male players are more hostile towards female players due to a female threat in a male-dominated social hierarchy.

Michael M. Kasumovic, Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff (2015)
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Perpetuating online sexism offline: Anonymity, interactivity, and the effects of sexist hashtags on social media

Participating in online sexist behavior increases levels of hostile sexism and has offline impacts in the workplace.

Jesse Fox, Carlos Cruz, Ji Young Lee (2015)
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The Matilda Effect in Science Communication: An Experiment on Gender Bias in Publication Quality Perceptions and Collaboration Interest

In science communication, the gender of an author as well as the gendered stereotypes assigned to their area of research impact the perceived scientific quality of their work: male scientists and “masculine” topics are frequently perceived as demonstrating higher scientific quality.

Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Carroll J. Glynn, Michael Huge (2013)
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A social-cognitive approach to understanding gender differences in negotiator ethics: The role of moral identity

Women are more likely than men to have strongly internalized moral identities, leading to more ethical negotiation practices—but the situation can suppress women’s ethical strength.

Jessica A. Kennedy, Laura Kray, Gillian Ku (2017)
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Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Gendered Effect of Social Class Signals in an Elite Labor Market

Résumés signaling high socioeconomic class status made male applicants, but not female applicants, more likely to be selected for a job interview at elite law firms.

Lauren A. Rivera, András Tilcsik (2016)
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Ethnic Variation in Gender-STEM Stereotypes and STEM Participation: An Intersectional Approach

Despite being an underrepresented group in STEM professions, Black women are relatively less likely than white women to associate STEM with masculinity, and more likely to begin STEM studies in college.

Laurie T. O'Brien, Alison Blodorn, Glenn Adams, Donna M. Garcia, Elliot Hammer (2015)
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The More You Know: Information Effects in Job Application Rates by Gender in a Large Field Experiment

Showing the number of current applicants for a job posting increases the likelihood that job seekers—especially women—will apply.

Laura Gee (2018)
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The Negative Consequences of Threat: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Women’s Underperformance in Math

When women are confronted with negative stereotypes about women and math ability, they underperform on math examinations, and activity in brain regions associated with depression and social rejection is seen.

Anne C. Krendl, Jennifer A. Richeson, William M. Kelle, Todd F. Heatherton (2008)
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Are Gender Differences in Performance Innate or Socially Mediated?

In a study of Malawi farmers, women learn an agricultural technique as easily as men, but are unsuccessful in spreading this knowledge to others.

Ariel Ben Yishay, Maria Jones, Florence Kondylis, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (2016)
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Does Encouragement Matter in Improving Gender Imbalances in Technical Fields? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Encouragement via email can increase female students’ interest in STEM conferences.

Cait Unkovic, Maya Sen, Kevin M. Quinn (2016)
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Insights into Sexism: Male Status and Performance Moderates Female-Directed Hostile and Amicable Behavior

In an online video game, lower-skilled male players are more hostile towards female players due to a female threat in a male-dominated social hierarchy.

Michael M. Kasumovic, Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff (2015)
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The Matilda Effect in Science Communication: An Experiment on Gender Bias in Publication Quality Perceptions and Collaboration Interest

In science communication, the gender of an author as well as the gendered stereotypes assigned to their area of research impact the perceived scientific quality of their work: male scientists and “masculine” topics are frequently perceived as demonstrating higher scientific quality.

Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, Carroll J. Glynn, Michael Huge (2013)
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Class Advantage, Commitment Penalty: The Gendered Effect of Social Class Signals in an Elite Labor Market

Résumés signaling high socioeconomic class status made male applicants, but not female applicants, more likely to be selected for a job interview at elite law firms.

Lauren A. Rivera, András Tilcsik (2016)
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The More You Know: Information Effects in Job Application Rates by Gender in a Large Field Experiment

Showing the number of current applicants for a job posting increases the likelihood that job seekers—especially women—will apply.

Laura Gee (2018)
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Are Gender Differences in Performance Innate or Socially Mediated?

In a study of Malawi farmers, women learn an agricultural technique as easily as men, but are unsuccessful in spreading this knowledge to others.

Ariel Ben Yishay, Maria Jones, Florence Kondylis, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (2016)
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Perpetuating online sexism offline: Anonymity, interactivity, and the effects of sexist hashtags on social media

Participating in online sexist behavior increases levels of hostile sexism and has offline impacts in the workplace.

Jesse Fox, Carlos Cruz, Ji Young Lee (2015)
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A social-cognitive approach to understanding gender differences in negotiator ethics: The role of moral identity

Women are more likely than men to have strongly internalized moral identities, leading to more ethical negotiation practices—but the situation can suppress women’s ethical strength.

Jessica A. Kennedy, Laura Kray, Gillian Ku (2017)
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Ethnic Variation in Gender-STEM Stereotypes and STEM Participation: An Intersectional Approach

Despite being an underrepresented group in STEM professions, Black women are relatively less likely than white women to associate STEM with masculinity, and more likely to begin STEM studies in college.

Laurie T. O'Brien, Alison Blodorn, Glenn Adams, Donna M. Garcia, Elliot Hammer (2015)
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The Negative Consequences of Threat: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Women’s Underperformance in Math

When women are confronted with negative stereotypes about women and math ability, they underperform on math examinations, and activity in brain regions associated with depression and social rejection is seen.

Anne C. Krendl, Jennifer A. Richeson, William M. Kelle, Todd F. Heatherton (2008)
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Does Encouragement Matter in Improving Gender Imbalances in Technical Fields? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial

Encouragement via email can increase female students’ interest in STEM conferences.

Cait Unkovic, Maya Sen, Kevin M. Quinn (2016)
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