Penalties for success: Reactions to women who succeed at male gender-typed tasks

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 416-427

  Heilman, Madeline E ^a   Wallen, Aaron S ^a   Fuchs, Daniella ^b   Tamkins, Melinda M ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; PREJUDICE;

EID: 2942689661     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.89.3.416     Document Type: Article

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