Despite workplace gains for women, gender stereotypes continue worldwide. A large study explains how social roles keep them ...

Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Bern in Switzerland have conducted the first cross-temporal, ...

For example, if someone was interested in people’s beliefs about some difference between men and women in general, but only tested these beliefs against data from a convenience sample (like men and ...

Stereotype threat theory provides a novel mechanism through which ‎‎the performance of stigmatized groups can be ‎impaired. The ‎fundamental principle of stereotype threat theory is that groups of ...

Stereotypes are simplified and often inaccurate ideas about a group of people that can lead to harmful assumptions and reinforce prejudice. These representations, whether seen in media, books, or ...