The unexpectedly positive consequences of confronting sexism

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Can Evidence Impact Attitudes? Public Reactions to Evidence of Gender Bias in STEM Fields (2015, background): “…range from positive to negative (Carnes et al., 2012; Crandall & Eshleman, 2003; Czopp & Monteith, 2003; Gulker et al., 2013; Jost & Hunyady, 2002; Mallett & Wagner, 2011; Perry et al., 2014), we were particularly interested in comparing the nature and prevalence of positively- and…”
Confronting prejudice: The who, what, and why of confrontation effectiveness (2013, background): “We suspect that different processes work in such confrontations, such as feeling especially contrite when the confronter is (or is believed to be) physically present (Czopp et al., 2006), and the operation of social constraints such as strong norms to be liked (Mallett & Wagner, 2011).”
When Do We Confront? Perceptions of Costs and Benefits Predict Confronting Discrimination on Behalf of the Self and Others (2012, background): “Specifically examining confrontation of sexism, Mallett and Wagner (2011) found that men who were confronted by a female confederate later engaged in greater compensatory efforts, which increased mutual liking between the confronter and the confronted.”