The use of gender-exclusive language (such as using masculine pronouns) can cause women to feel ostracized and less motivated in important professional environments.

Men who are employed in jobs that are strongly associated with women, and vice versa, are more strongly penalized for making mistakes than those in positions associated with their own gender.

Female students perform significantly better in introductory math and science courses if taught by female faculty, and they are more likely to pursue majors in science, technology, engineering or math.

When female politicians are perceived to be power-seeking, voters react negatively with feelings of moral outrage.

Female students perform better in science when the images in their textbooks include women scientists.

Improved economic conditions for women in China increase girls’ survival and children’s educational attainment.

Professional women suffer negative consequences for displays of emotion in the workplace, while professional men are accorded benefits for similar behaviors.

Women who are exposed to female leaders – in naturally occurring environments or in laboratory settings – exhibit fewer automatic stereotypes about women as a group.

“Blind” orchestra auditions reduce sex-biased hiring and increase the number of female musicians.