Though most workers are not willing to accept lower wages for some types of flexible work arrangements (e.g., scheduling flexibility to set their own days and times of work at a fixed number of hours, or the ability to choose the number of hours they work), women are generally more willing than men to give up more of their pay in exchange for flexible work options such as working from home and avoiding irregular work hours, especially if they have young children.
Subtle Linguistic Cues Increase Girls’ Engagement in Science
Subtle shifts in linguistic cues, such as describing science as an action instead of as an identity, may decrease the gender gap in science among young children.
Marjorie Rhodes,
Sarah-Jane Leslie,
Kathryn M. Yee,
Katya Saunders
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
He's Overqualified, She's Highly Committed: Qualification Signals and Gendered Assumptions About Job Candidate Commitment
Evidence suggests overqualification (i.e., possessing more qualifications than necessary for a job) impacts hiring outcomes for women and men differently.
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
Closing with Emotion: The Differential Impact of Male Versus Female Attorneys Expressing Anger in Court
Male attorneys expressing anger are more likely to be viewed positively (as influential, commanding, and effective), whereas female attorneys expressing anger are more likely to be viewed negatively (as shrill, overly emotional, and ineffective).
Jessica M. Salerno,
Hannah J. Phalen,
Rosa N. Reyes,
N. J. Schweitzer
Similarity in transgender and cisgender children's gender development
Researchers find that transgender children show a clear pattern of gender development associated with their current gender and not their sex assigned at birth.
Selin Gülgöz,
Jessica J. Glazier,
Elizabeth A. Enright,
Daniel J. Alonso,
Lily J. Durwood,
Anne A. Fast,
Riley Lowe,
Chonghui Ji,
Jeffrey Heer,
Carol Lynn Martin,
Kristina R. Olson
How Gender-Role Salience Influences Attitude Strength and Persuasive Message Processing
When women are exposed to female gender role information, the strength of their attitudes is reduced and they are more susceptible to persuasion. However, when men and women are exposed to male gender role information, they process messages more thoughtfully.
Though most workers are not willing to accept lower wages for some types of flexible work arrangements (e.g., scheduling flexibility to set their own days and times of work at a fixed number of hours, or the ability to choose the number of hours they work), women are generally more willing than men to give up more of their pay in exchange for flexible work options such as working from home and avoiding irregular work hours, especially if they have young children.
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
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
Similarity in transgender and cisgender children's gender development
Researchers find that transgender children show a clear pattern of gender development associated with their current gender and not their sex assigned at birth.
Selin Gülgöz,
Jessica J. Glazier,
Elizabeth A. Enright,
Daniel J. Alonso,
Lily J. Durwood,
Anne A. Fast,
Riley Lowe,
Chonghui Ji,
Jeffrey Heer,
Carol Lynn Martin,
Kristina R. Olson
Subtle Linguistic Cues Increase Girls’ Engagement in Science
Subtle shifts in linguistic cues, such as describing science as an action instead of as an identity, may decrease the gender gap in science among young children.
Marjorie Rhodes,
Sarah-Jane Leslie,
Kathryn M. Yee,
Katya Saunders
He's Overqualified, She's Highly Committed: Qualification Signals and Gendered Assumptions About Job Candidate Commitment
Evidence suggests overqualification (i.e., possessing more qualifications than necessary for a job) impacts hiring outcomes for women and men differently.
Closing with Emotion: The Differential Impact of Male Versus Female Attorneys Expressing Anger in Court
Male attorneys expressing anger are more likely to be viewed positively (as influential, commanding, and effective), whereas female attorneys expressing anger are more likely to be viewed negatively (as shrill, overly emotional, and ineffective).
Jessica M. Salerno,
Hannah J. Phalen,
Rosa N. Reyes,
N. J. Schweitzer
How Gender-Role Salience Influences Attitude Strength and Persuasive Message Processing
When women are exposed to female gender role information, the strength of their attitudes is reduced and they are more susceptible to persuasion. However, when men and women are exposed to male gender role information, they process messages more thoughtfully.
