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Bias

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At the root of gender inequality is bias – both implicit and explicit. Gender bias can impact advancement in education, careers, and beyond. Learn what stereotypes exist, how they can be harmful, and practices and policies that can help us move beyond bias barriers to experience our full potential.

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Does tipping facilitate sexual objectification? The effect of tips on sexual harassment of bar and restaurant servers

Sex-based harassment towards a fictionalized female bartender was seen as more acceptable by participants when the worker received tips.  

Olivier Klein, Camila Arnal, Sarah Eagan, Philippe Bernard, Sarah J. Gervais (2021)
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Increasing the perceived malleability of gender bias using a modified Video Intervention for Diversity in STEM (VIDS)

Programs highlighting the pervasiveness of gender bias may contribute to the mindset that gender bias cannot be changed. However, discussing concrete tools for addressing bias in such trainings can promote participants' belief in their ability to take action to address bias.

Erin P. Hennes, Evava S. Pietri, Corinne A Moss-Racusin, Katherine A. Mason, John F. Dovidio, Victoria L Brescoll, April H. Bailey, Jo Handelsman (2018)
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Perceptions of women of color who claim compound discrimination: Interpersonal judgments and perceived credibility

Claims of compound discrimination (from women of color suffering from sexism and racism) are perceived as neither more troublemaking nor less credible than claims of sexism or racism alone

Jessica D. Remedios, Samantha H. Snyder, Charles A. Lizza (2016)
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Benefit-Finding Improves Well-Being among Women Who Have Experienced Gender Discrimination

Encouraging women to reflect on the lessons of past experiences of sexist discrimination can improve subjective well-being, while also motivating action for positive change. 

Ariel J. Mosley, Nyla R. Branscombe (2020)
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Gender Attitudes in adolescence: evaluating the Girl Rising gender-sensitization program in India

Gender sensitization programs revealed positive results in guiding adolescents towards equitable views and positively influence their understanding of gender norms.  

Amita N. Vyas, G. Malhotra, N.C. Nagaraj, M. Landry (2019)
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Leadership Selection: Can Changing the Default Break the Glass Ceiling?

Gender leadership gaps could be reduced by giving women the choice to opt out of rather than opt into a leadership role. 

Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan, Erte Xiao (2022)
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Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps

Redesigning résumés reduces discrimination against female jobseekers with child-related employment gaps and overall improves hireability of applicants with and without employment gaps. 

Ariella S. Kristal, Leonie Nicks, Jamie Lee Gloor, Oliver P. Hauser (2023)
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Hiring women into senior leadership positions is associated with a reduction in gender stereotypes in organizational language

Appointing women into top management might mitigate the gendered expressions in language that describe women as less agentic than men.

M. Asher Lawson, Ashley E. Martin, Imrul Huda, Sandra C. Matz (2022)
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Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning In

Although women may financially benefit from choosing to negotiate in some cases, there are other cases in which increased negotiation can negatively impact women and result in less pay.

Christine L. Exley, Muriel Niederle, Lise Vesterlund (2020)
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Narrow Prototypes and Neglected Victims: Understanding Perceptions of Sexual Harassment

When it comes to sexual harassment, people perceive women who possess less feminine features as less credible victims and view their perpetrators as less deserving of harsh punishment. 

Jin X. Goh, Bryn Bandt-Law, Nathan N. Cheek, Stacey Sinclair, Cheryl R. Kaiser (2021)
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Topic Overview

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Bias

At the root of gender inequality is bias – both implicit and explicit. Gender bias can impact advancement in education, careers, and beyond. Learn what stereotypes exist, how they can be harmful, and practices and policies that can help us move beyond bias barriers to experience our full potential.

Image
Bias Icon
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Stem Icon

Increasing the perceived malleability of gender bias using a modified Video Intervention for Diversity in STEM (VIDS)

Programs highlighting the pervasiveness of gender bias may contribute to the mindset that gender bias cannot be changed. However, discussing concrete tools for addressing bias in such trainings can promote participants' belief in their ability to take action to address bias.

Erin P. Hennes, Evava S. Pietri, Corinne A Moss-Racusin, Katherine A. Mason, John F. Dovidio, Victoria L Brescoll, April H. Bailey, Jo Handelsman (2018)
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Benefit-Finding Improves Well-Being among Women Who Have Experienced Gender Discrimination

Encouraging women to reflect on the lessons of past experiences of sexist discrimination can improve subjective well-being, while also motivating action for positive change. 

Ariel J. Mosley, Nyla R. Branscombe (2020)
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Leadership Selection: Can Changing the Default Break the Glass Ceiling?

Gender leadership gaps could be reduced by giving women the choice to opt out of rather than opt into a leadership role. 

Nisvan Erkal, Lata Gangadharan, Erte Xiao (2022)
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Hiring women into senior leadership positions is associated with a reduction in gender stereotypes in organizational language

Appointing women into top management might mitigate the gendered expressions in language that describe women as less agentic than men.

M. Asher Lawson, Ashley E. Martin, Imrul Huda, Sandra C. Matz (2022)
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Narrow Prototypes and Neglected Victims: Understanding Perceptions of Sexual Harassment

When it comes to sexual harassment, people perceive women who possess less feminine features as less credible victims and view their perpetrators as less deserving of harsh punishment. 

Jin X. Goh, Bryn Bandt-Law, Nathan N. Cheek, Stacey Sinclair, Cheryl R. Kaiser (2021)
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Does tipping facilitate sexual objectification? The effect of tips on sexual harassment of bar and restaurant servers

Sex-based harassment towards a fictionalized female bartender was seen as more acceptable by participants when the worker received tips.  

Olivier Klein, Camila Arnal, Sarah Eagan, Philippe Bernard, Sarah J. Gervais (2021)
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Perceptions of women of color who claim compound discrimination: Interpersonal judgments and perceived credibility

Claims of compound discrimination (from women of color suffering from sexism and racism) are perceived as neither more troublemaking nor less credible than claims of sexism or racism alone

Jessica D. Remedios, Samantha H. Snyder, Charles A. Lizza (2016)
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Gender Attitudes in adolescence: evaluating the Girl Rising gender-sensitization program in India

Gender sensitization programs revealed positive results in guiding adolescents towards equitable views and positively influence their understanding of gender norms.  

Amita N. Vyas, G. Malhotra, N.C. Nagaraj, M. Landry (2019)
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Reducing discrimination against job seekers with and without employment gaps

Redesigning résumés reduces discrimination against female jobseekers with child-related employment gaps and overall improves hireability of applicants with and without employment gaps. 

Ariella S. Kristal, Leonie Nicks, Jamie Lee Gloor, Oliver P. Hauser (2023)
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Knowing When to Ask: The Cost of Leaning In

Although women may financially benefit from choosing to negotiate in some cases, there are other cases in which increased negotiation can negatively impact women and result in less pay.

Christine L. Exley, Muriel Niederle, Lise Vesterlund (2020)
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