Hostile and Benevolent Sexism and College Women’s STEM Outcomes

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 72-87

  Kuchynka, Sophie L ^a   Salomon, Kristen ^a   Bosson, Jennifer K ^a   El Hout, Mona ^a   Kiebel, Elizabeth ^a   Cooperman, Claudia ^a   Toomey, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

benevolent sexism; gender stereotypes; hostile sexism; women in STEM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATERNALISM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXISM; STEREOTYPY; STUDENT;

EID: 85042557128     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0361684317741889     Document Type: Article

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