Do «Career Women» Appear Less Socially Competent than «Career Men»? Gender Stereotypes and the Attribution of Competence;Erscheinen «Karrierefrauen» weniger sozial kompetent als «Karrieremänner»? - Geschlechterstereotype und Kompetenzzuschreibung

Zeitschrift fur Sozialpsychologie

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 173-185

  Steffens, Melanie C ^a   Mehl, Bettina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applicant ratings; Attitudes toward men and women; Gender stereotyping; Implicit stereotypes; Personnel selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141977381     PISSN: 00443514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//0044-3514.34.3.173     Document Type: Article

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