No credit where credit is due: Attributional rationalization of women's success in male-female teams

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 905-916

  Heilman, Madeline E ^a   Haynes, Michelle C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender bias; Gender stereotypes; Sex discrimination; Sex stereotypes; Teams

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RATIONALIZATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPING;

EID: 26444533479     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.5.905     Document Type: Article

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