Sexism

There’s a common refrain of “nice guys finish last” from men who have trouble attracting women, but is being nice the real problem? A study published in Personality and Individual Differences suggests that involuntarily celibate men show higher levels of...

Women who endorse benevolently sexist attitudes are not more likely to experience sexual dissatisfaction, according to new research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.

The term can increase online political polarization and lead to lower quality conversations on social media. In particular, the term drives some whites who would otherwise support efforts toward racial equality away from online conversations.

Religion can play a major role in many people's lives, but it often benefits men over women. A new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society suggests that men are less religious in countries with higher levels of gender...

Fathers who more strongly endorsed hostile sexism were more aggressive toward their partners and children during confinement, according to a study published in the Journal of Family Psychology. This was especially true of fathers who felt a lack of power within...

It is commonly known that threats to masculinity can lead to very negative reactions from men, but do gender threats have similar outcomes when directed toward women? A study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology aims to answer...

The more strongly men agreed with statements such as "Men with bigger penises are more masculine" and "My manhood is strongly tied to my penis," the more they agreed with statements such as "Women seek to gain power by getting...

A survey revealed that most men who catcall do so to flirt with women, and many of them hope for a smile from the woman or flirting in return. Still, men who catcalled scored higher in hostile sexism, self-ascribed masculinity,...

"To me, our key finding is that heterosexual but also lesbian and gay individuals have the same bias: They believe that bisexual men are more attracted to men than women even when there is absolutely zero indicators of that and...

People who have more children have a greater tendency to believe that women should be objects of men's adoration and protection, according to new research published in PLOS One. The findings indicate that both men and women who have a...

New research provides evidence that Black women are less likely than their White counterparts to be afforded the protection that can often come with perceptions of femininity. This, in turn, can make police violence against Black women seem more justifiable....

College women tend to report consuming a greater number of alcoholic drinks after being subjected to sexist statements, according to new research published in the scientific journal Sex Roles. The findings shed light on the consequences of so-called "benevolent" sexism,...

Liberal women tend to report higher levels of political participation if they have experienced sex-based discrimination, according to new scientific findings published in American Politics Research. But this does not appear to be the case among conservative women. The study...

New research provides evidence that benevolently sexist feedback can induce cardiovascular threat responses in women, even when the feedback is supportive. The findings have been published in the journal Biological Psychology. Benevolent sexism refers to patronizing, paternalistic, and chivalrous beliefs...

Brief exposure to Judeo-Christian religious words can increase the endorsement of sexist attitudes among both men and women, according to a new study published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. "Previous research in this area had found that...