Gender Stereotypes Are Alive, Well, and Busy Producing Workplace Discrimination

By M. Heilman, A. Eagly. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2008

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Law, Sociology and Political Science

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Stereotypes About Gender and Science (2016, background): “Given previous research (see Heilman & Eagly, 2008) showing that the amount of role incongruity is associated with prejudice and discrimination against women leaders, we expected that there would be greater prejudice and discrimination against women in STEM fields with few women and in fields…”
Reconsidering the accuracy of follower leadership ratings (2015, background): “As Heilman and Eagly (2008) observe, the mismatch between a group stereotype (e.”
A bed of thorns: Female leaders and the self-reinforcing cycle of illegitimacy (2016, background): “When taken together, the combined results of lab and field studies suggest that the devaluation of women in authority roles is real and a likely contributor to the persistent gender gap at the top (Eagly & Carli, 2003; Heilman & Eagly, 2008; Paustian-Underdahl et al., 2014).”
Leading with their hearts? How gender stereotypes of emotion lead to biased evaluations of female leaders (2016, unknown): “Substantial headway has been made in understanding the structural and psychological barriers that women face in achieving and retaining leadership positions (Eagly & Carli, 2007; Eagly & Karau, 2002; Heilman & Eagly, 2008; Ridgeway, 2001).”
Social Networks and Cognition (2020, background): “However, gender stereotypes not only shape expectations about how men and women will behave but also govern expectations about how men and women should behave (Heilman & Eagly 2008).”
Isolating stereotypical gender in a grammatical gender language: Evidence from eye movements (2014, background): “The study focuses on professional activities, because they represent a critical area where gender stereotypes play an important role (Heilman & Eagly, 2008).”