- If a corporation refuses to consider hiring a male for a receptionist position, this corporation is practicing sexism.
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- The most prominent female psychologists in the early 1900s conducted research designed to demonstrate that men are more intellectually competent than women.
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- In general, popular magazines emphasize gender similarities, rather than gender differences.
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- Today, women constitute about 40% of all sportscasters.
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- Men typically have more traditional stereotypes about gender than women do.
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- People are most likely to be biased against a woman’s competence when she is acting in a stereotypically masculine fashion.
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- Although Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory may have problems explaining adult behaviour, it is remarkably accurate in describing children’s gender development.
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- A boy who acts feminine is more likely to be rejected by other children than a girl who acts masculine.
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- Most researchers believe that there is no physical explanation for menstrual pain.
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- In general, males and females earn similar scores on a wide variety of tests that assess cognitive ability.
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- Men usually try to achieve success to gain money or fame; in contrast, women usually try to achieve success for their own personal satisfaction.
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- The research shows that women are more likely than men to make moral decisions on the basis of caring relationships with other people.
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- Men who are employed in traditionally female occupations—such as nursing —are often quickly promoted to management positions.
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- Employed women are significantly more likely than nonemployed women to experience problems with their physical and psychological health.
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- Compared to married women, single women typically have more serious psychological problems.
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