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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.

One Angry Woman: Anger Expression Increases Influence for Men, but Decreases Influence for Women, During Group Deliberation

During group deliberations, the act of expressing anger increases a man’s influence but decreases a woman’s influence.

Jessica M. Salerno, Liana C. Peter-Hagene (2015)

More Women in Tech? Evidence from a field experiment addressing social identity

De-biasing job application messaging can remove perceived barriers to success that prevent women from entering the technology workforce.

Lucía Del Carpio, Maria Guadalupe (2019)

A woman’s place is in the…startup! Crowdfunder judgments, implicit bias, and the stereotype content model

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

Michael A. Johnson, Regan M. Stevenson, Chaim R. Letwin (2018)

Female Role Models: Protecting Women’s Math Test Performance

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.

David M. Marx, Jasmine S. Roman (2002)

Does Hiring Discrimination Cause Gender Segregation in the Swedish Labor Market?

In the Swedish labor market, the prevalence of either men or women in particular occupations cannot be explained by hiring discrimination.

Magnus Carlsson (2011)

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, Barry L. Tadlock, Daniel C. Lewis, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Jami K. Taylor, Patrick R. Miller (2018)

“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, Nyla R. Branscombe, Michelle K. Ryan, Katherine J. Reynolds (2018)

One size may not fit all: Exploring how the intersection of race and gender and stigma consciousness predict effective identity-safe cues for Black women

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.

India R. Johnson, Ezgi Ozgumus, Evava S. Pietri (2018)

Two Brief Interventions to Mitigate a “Chilly Climate” Transform Women’s Experience, Relationships, and Achievement in Engineering

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

Christine Logel, Gregory M. Walton, Jennifer M. Peach, Mark P. Zanna, Steven J. Spencer (2015)

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.

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

Topic Overview

Bias

More Women in Tech? Evidence from a field experiment addressing social identity

De-biasing job application messaging can remove perceived barriers to success that prevent women from entering the technology workforce.

Lucía Del Carpio, Maria Guadalupe (2019)

Female Role Models: Protecting Women’s Math Test Performance

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.

David M. Marx, Jasmine S. Roman (2002)

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, Barry L. Tadlock, Daniel C. Lewis, Donald P. Haider-Markel, Jami K. Taylor, Patrick R. Miller (2018)

One size may not fit all: Exploring how the intersection of race and gender and stigma consciousness predict effective identity-safe cues for Black women

India R. Johnson, Ezgi Ozgumus, Evava S. Pietri (2018)

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.

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

One Angry Woman: Anger Expression Increases Influence for Men, but Decreases Influence for Women, During Group Deliberation

During group deliberations, the act of expressing anger increases a man’s influence but decreases a woman’s influence.

Jessica M. Salerno, Liana C. Peter-Hagene (2015)

A woman’s place is in the…startup! Crowdfunder judgments, implicit bias, and the stereotype content model

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

Michael A. Johnson, Regan M. Stevenson, Chaim R. Letwin (2018)

Does Hiring Discrimination Cause Gender Segregation in the Swedish Labor Market?

In the Swedish labor market, the prevalence of either men or women in particular occupations cannot be explained by hiring discrimination.

Magnus Carlsson (2011)

“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, Nyla R. Branscombe, Michelle K. Ryan, Katherine J. Reynolds (2018)

Two Brief Interventions to Mitigate a “Chilly Climate” Transform Women’s Experience, Relationships, and Achievement in Engineering

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

Christine Logel, Gregory M. Walton, Jennifer M. Peach, Mark P. Zanna, Steven J. Spencer (2015)