Despite workplace gains for women, gender stereotypes continue worldwide. A large study explains how social roles keep them ...

For example, if someone was interested in people’s beliefs about some difference between men and women in general, but only tested these beliefs against data from a convenience sample (like men and ...

Stereotypes are simplified and often inaccurate ideas about a group of people that can lead to harmful assumptions and reinforce prejudice. These representations, whether seen in media, books, or ...

Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Bern in Switzerland have conducted the first cross-temporal, ...

March is Women's History Month. As far as we have come in 2024, gender stereotypes continue to impede women’s career advancement. In a 2024 Annual Reviews article, Heilman, Caleo, and Manzi highlight ...

A new series of studies from University of Wisconsin researchers found some reasons why stereotypes can be hard to get rid of despite having no supporting evidence. In the series, UW researcher in the ...