Unveiling Gender Bias

Gender Bias and Prejudice in the Workplace and Society

• Female leaders often receive negative evaluations due to violating expectations of what leaders and women should be like.
• Women in professional roles face a double bind, where their perceptions are similar to male gender roles but different from female gender roles.
• Girls and women's career choices are affected by stereotype threat and expectations about certain job roles.
• Exposing girls to role models and teaching them about gender-based occupational discrimination can improve their chances for success.
• The male gender role expects men to be strong and tough, leading to negative consequences such as low self-esteem and drug use.
• Heterosexism and sexual prejudice refer to societal and personal negative attitudes and stigma towards nonheterosexual behavior.
• Stereotypes of lesbians and gay men include feminine characteristics for gay men and masculine characteristics for lesbians.
• Public opinion towards gay men and lesbians is shifting towards greater acceptance, but acceptance of individuals may not necessarily follow.
• Individual differences, such as age, education, and conservativeness, influence attitudes towards homosexuality.
• Heterosexual men have greater intolerance of homosexuals compared to heterosexual women, particularly towards gay men.
• Bisexuality is often degraded and associated with confusion or denial, with negative attitudes held by heterosexuals, gay men, and lesbians.
• Heterosexism in the workplace leads to workplace discrimination, and the decision to disclose one's sexual orientation is complex due to potential negative consequences.
• Attitudes towards transgender people are predicted by individual differences variables that also predict attitudes towards homosexuality.

Gender Bias and Prejudice in the Workplace and Society

• Female leaders often receive negative evaluations due to violating expectations of what leaders and women should be like.
• Women in professional roles face a double bind, where their perceptions are similar to male gender roles but different from female gender roles.
• Girls and women's career choices are affected by stereotype threat and expectations about certain job roles.
• Exposing girls to role models and teaching them about gender-based occupational discrimination can improve their chances for success.
• The male gender role expects men to be strong and tough, leading to negative consequences such as low self-esteem and drug use.
• Heterosexism and sexual prejudice refer to societal and personal negative attitudes and stigma towards nonheterosexual behavior.
• Stereotypes of lesbians and gay men include feminine characteristics for gay men and masculine characteristics for lesbians.
• Public opinion towards gay men and lesbians is shifting towards greater acceptance, but acceptance of individuals may not necessarily follow.
• Individual differences, such as age, education, and conservativeness, influence attitudes towards homosexuality.
• Heterosexual men have greater intolerance of homosexuals compared to heterosexual women, particularly towards gay men.
• Bisexuality is often degraded and associated with confusion or denial, with negative attitudes held by heterosexuals, gay men, and lesbians.
• Heterosexism in the workplace leads to workplace discrimination, and the decision to disclose one's sexual orientation is complex due to potential negative consequences.
• Attitudes towards transgender people are predicted by individual differences variables that also predict attitudes towards homosexuality.

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