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Language Influences Public Attitudes toward Gender Equality

People speaking genderless languages, (i.e. languages without references to objects as male or female), may exhibit more egalitarian views about women's roles in politics and society.

Efrén O. Pérez, Margit Tavits (2019)
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Were California’s Decarceration efforts smart? A quasi-experimental examination of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

Decarceration efforts that do not explicitly address racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in incarceration rates risk exacerbating such gaps, even as they reduce overall incarceration.

Aaron Gottlieb, Pajarita Charles, Branden McLeod, Jean Kjellstrand, Janaé Bonsu (2020)
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A Female Leadership Trust Advantage in Times of Crisis: Under What Conditions?

Female leaders exhibiting high levels of relational behaviors are trusted more than male leaders exhibiting high levels of relational behaviors when organizations are in crises with low uncertainty about consequences.

Corinne Post, Ioana M. Latu, Liuba Y. Belkin (2019)
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Does Exposure to Gender Role Models Increase Women’s Political Ambition? A Field Experiment with Politicians

Exposure to gender role models increases women’s interest in political current events but does not increase their ambition to become involved in politics.


 

Florian Foos, Fabrizio Gilardi (2020)
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(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape

Certain legally irrelevant features of rape (such as details relating to the victim's clothing and past criminal history) decrease respondents’ likelihood of reporting an incident and its perceived severity.

Susanne Schwarz, Dara Kay Cohen, Matthew Baum (2020)
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Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions

Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.

Nathan J. Cook, Tara Grillos, Krister P. Andersson (2019)
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Women Leaving the Playpen: The Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

Being socialized at a young age in a society with female political empowerment, specifically women’s suffrage, increases a girl’s likelihood to participate in the labor force, divorce, and attain education as an adult.

Michaela Slotwinski, Alois Stutzer (2022)
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Transgender prejudice reduction and opinions on transgender rights: Results from a mediation analysis on experimental data

Reading about gender identity reduces transphobia, increasing support for equality and accommodation policies for transgender people.

Andrew R. Flores, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Daniel C. Lewis, Patrick R. Miller, Barry L. Tadlock, Jami K. Taylor (2018)
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“We for She”: Mobilising men and women to act in solidarity for gender equality

Men have more support for gender equality when they are positioned as agents of change for a common cause.

Emina Subašić, Stephanie Hardacre, Benjamin Elton, Michelle K. Ryan, Katherine J. Reynolds (2018)
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Sexist Humor and Rape Proclivity: The Moderating Role of Joke Teller Gender and Severity of Sexual Assault

Sexist men have a higher proclivity to rape after reading sexist jokes told by a woman.

Mónica Romero Sánchez, Hugo Carretero-Dios, Jesus L. Megias, Miguel Moya, Thomas E. Ford (2017)
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Language Influences Public Attitudes toward Gender Equality

People speaking genderless languages, (i.e. languages without references to objects as male or female), may exhibit more egalitarian views about women's roles in politics and society.

Efrén O. Pérez, Margit Tavits (2019)
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A Female Leadership Trust Advantage in Times of Crisis: Under What Conditions?

Female leaders exhibiting high levels of relational behaviors are trusted more than male leaders exhibiting high levels of relational behaviors when organizations are in crises with low uncertainty about consequences.

Corinne Post, Ioana M. Latu, Liuba Y. Belkin (2019)
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(Sex) Crime and Punishment in the #MeToo Era: How the Public Views Rape

Certain legally irrelevant features of rape (such as details relating to the victim's clothing and past criminal history) decrease respondents’ likelihood of reporting an incident and its perceived severity.

Susanne Schwarz, Dara Kay Cohen, Matthew Baum (2020)
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Women Leaving the Playpen: The Emancipating Role of Female Suffrage

Being socialized at a young age in a society with female political empowerment, specifically women’s suffrage, increases a girl’s likelihood to participate in the labor force, divorce, and attain education as an adult.

Michaela Slotwinski, Alois Stutzer (2022)
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“We for She”: Mobilising men and women to act in solidarity for gender equality

Men have more support for gender equality when they are positioned as agents of change for a common cause.

Emina Subašić, Stephanie Hardacre, Benjamin Elton, Michelle K. Ryan, Katherine J. Reynolds (2018)
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Were California’s Decarceration efforts smart? A quasi-experimental examination of racial, ethnic, and gender disparities

Decarceration efforts that do not explicitly address racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in incarceration rates risk exacerbating such gaps, even as they reduce overall incarceration.

Aaron Gottlieb, Pajarita Charles, Branden McLeod, Jean Kjellstrand, Janaé Bonsu (2020)
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Does Exposure to Gender Role Models Increase Women’s Political Ambition? A Field Experiment with Politicians

Exposure to gender role models increases women’s interest in political current events but does not increase their ambition to become involved in politics.


 

Florian Foos, Fabrizio Gilardi (2020)
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Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions

Representation of women in decision making groups increases the likelihood that climate policy interventions will be effective and that the benefits of the interventions will be shared equally.

Nathan J. Cook, Tara Grillos, Krister P. Andersson (2019)
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Transgender prejudice reduction and opinions on transgender rights: Results from a mediation analysis on experimental data

Reading about gender identity reduces transphobia, increasing support for equality and accommodation policies for transgender people.

Andrew R. Flores, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Daniel C. Lewis, Patrick R. Miller, Barry L. Tadlock, Jami K. Taylor (2018)
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Sexist Humor and Rape Proclivity: The Moderating Role of Joke Teller Gender and Severity of Sexual Assault

Sexist men have a higher proclivity to rape after reading sexist jokes told by a woman.

Mónica Romero Sánchez, Hugo Carretero-Dios, Jesus L. Megias, Miguel Moya, Thomas E. Ford (2017)
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