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A woman shares an idea in a meeting; it gets ignored. Minutes later, a man repeats the same idea and is praised.
Women's ideas are acknowledged 50% less often in mixed-gender groups.
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Karpowitz & Mendelberg, American Political Science Review, 2014
A woman with a neutral face is described as "upset," while a man with the same expression is described as "focused."
People systematically perceive women's neutral faces as more negative.
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Hess et al., 2010
A woman engineer enters a server room and someone assumes she's "here to take notes."
Women in STEM are assumed less competent even with identical credentials.
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Moss-Racusin et al., PNAS, 2012
A pregnant employee is asked whether she still plans to "work full-time."
Mothers are rated 79% less committed and offered lower salaries than non-mothers.
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Correll et al., American Journal of Sociology, 2007
A woman confidently stating her opinion is labeled "aggressive," while a man is praised as "strong."
Women are penalized for behaviors that are rewarded in men.
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Bowles, Babcock & Lai, 2007
A team success led by a woman is credited to the male supervisor.
Men's success is attributed to ability; women's to luck or external factors.
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Heilman & Haynes, 2005
Students call a male TA "professor" and a female professor "Miss."
Female instructors are misidentified twice as often as male instructors.
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MacNell et al., Innovative Higher Education, 2015
During meetings, men interrupt women significantly more than they interrupt other men.
Women are interrupted 2–3× more often.
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Hancock & Rubin, Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 2015
A woman pointing out a real issue is told "You're overreacting."
Women's emotional expressions are more likely to be dismissed as irrational.
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Brescoll, Yale University, 2016
Two identical résumés — "John" gets more callbacks than "Jennifer."
Gender bias impacts hiring even when credentials are identical.
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Moss-Racusin et al., 2012
At a tech conference, a woman is asked whether she works in HR.
Women in technical roles are assumed less technical regardless of actual role.
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Cheryan et al., Psychological Bulletin, 2017
Identical online course content receives lower ratings when attributed to a female instructor.
Female instructors receive systematically lower student evaluations.
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MacNell et al., 2015
A woman is automatically tasked with organizing events, note-taking, or "team morale tasks."
Women get more non-promotable tasks, even when men volunteer less.
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Babcock et al., 2018
A woman gives a clear technical explanation; a man repeats the same explanation more slowly.
Women are more likely to be explained to about their own expertise ("mansplaining").
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Solnit, 2014 (concept widely studied in linguistics & social psychology)
Women receive vague feedback ("be more collaborative"); men receive concrete skills-based feedback.
75% of women report vague feedback; men receive actionable comments.
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Stanford Clayman Institute, 2014