When seeking investors via crowdfunding, female entrepreneurs benefit from the stereotype that they are more trustworthy than male entrepreneurs.

An intervention treating gender bias as a changeable habit led to more gender-balanced hiring of university faculty over the next two years.

A habit-breaking approach to gender bias led to behavioral changes and improved work climate among university faculty.

The presence of a female role model can buffer women’s math test performance in the face of gendered stereotypes that can cause stress and lead women to underperform men in this field.

Single, career-driven women feel the pressure to “act wife”, downplaying professionally beneficial qualities like ambition, in order to reduce negative perceptions from potential male partners.

In the high-tech industry, women without technical expertise are less likely to be awarded venture capital than their male counterparts who lack this same technical expertise. This gender gap does not exist when comparing men and women who both possess technical skill.

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

Featuring Black women scientists on science companies’ websites is one recruitment practice that can close gender and racial gaps within STEM fields by increasing feelings of trust and belonging for Black women job applicants.

Interventions designed to counteract the negative psychological impacts of social marginalization can help close the gender gap in STEM fields. 

One-time exposure to stereotypical depictions of women on television has a greater impact than counter-stereotypical representation on young girls’ perception of STEM careers.