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Implicit Gender Stereotypes Explicit vs. Implicit Gender Stereotypes Implicit Association Test (IAT) stereotype-consistent pairings vs. stereotype-inconsistent pairings The Complexity of Contemporary Sexism Attitudes Toward Women’s Competence Women’s competence is likely to be devalued:  when males are doing the evaluating  when the participants have traditional attitudes  when little information is available about a person’s qualifications  bias may be strongest when a woman is acting in a stereotypically masculine fashion Double bind for women Attitudes Toward Women’s Pleasantness Women & men Women & feminists Ambivalent Sexism (Glick & Fiske, 1996, 2001) Hostile sexism Benevolent sexism Ambivalent sexism and gender equality Gender Discrimination in Interpersonal Interactions Discrimination in North America Laboratory research Real-life gender discrimination  gender-stereotyped remarks  demeaning comments and behaviors  sexual comments and behaviors Other forms of interpersonal gender discrimination Discrimination in Other Cultures Government participation Heterosexism Heterosexism: a belief system that devalues lesbians, gay males, and bisexuals—or any group that is not exclusively heterosexual Sexual Prejudice: a negative attitude toward someone because of her or his sexual orientation Examples of Heterosexism Lack of family acceptance Verbal abuse Physical assault Institutional discrimination Factors Correlated with Heterosexism Men more negative than women More negative attitudes toward gay men than toward lesbians The Personal Consequences of Gender Stereotypes Gender Stereotypes and Cognitive Errors Social Cognitive Approach—stereotypes are belief systems that guide and simplify the way we process information Categorization Errors Exaggerating the Contrast Between Women and Men Gender polarization The Normative Male Making Biased Judgments about Females and Males Judgments fall back on stereotypes Attributions for success Memory for Personal Characteristics Gender-consistent and gender-inconsistent information Distraction and strong stereotypes Gender Stereotypes and Behavior Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Stereotype Threat 13 of 381 Applying Gender Stereotypes to Ourselves Assessing Self-Concepts about Gender Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) Androgynous Problems with androgyny Internalizing Gender Stereotypes Variety of gender-related characteristics Social categories Social context Are Gender Stereotypes Personally Important? Conclusions About Applying Gender Stereotypes Flexible self-concepts about gender Views about gender-related characteristics Confronting your “-ISMS