Faculty Mentor
Katherine Raichle, PhD
Faculty Editor
Michael Spinetta, PhD
Student Editor
Emma Foster
Abstract
In light of the focus on women’s place in America, brought to national attention through the 2016 election and through research on women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Moss-Racusin et al., 2012), this study seeks to examine the interaction of gender and sexist attitudes and behaviors. We deception-surveyed 85 university students (29 men, 58 women), initially under the guise as a memory test, in which they were to rate the competency, hireability, and recommended salary of one of two randomly-assigned resumes. Resumes were identical except in name; one was for “John” and the other for “Shannon.” Participants then completed three sexist attitude inventories. Females statistically significantly rated “Shannon” as far more hireable, and rated “Shannon” with a higher salary, than they did “John.” Males did not significantly rate one applicant as more or less hirable, or deserving of a higher or lower salary. Men statistically significantly scored as demonstrating more benevolent sexism towards other men than women. Possible overcompensation by both genders to reconcile both privileged and marginalized gender identification is discussed, together with other implications.
Recommended Citation
Ian Hajnosz and Wesley Ganz
(2017)
"Gender, Attitudes, and Behaviors: an Analysis of Contemporary Sexism,"
SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/suurj/vol1/iss1/9