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Does Sex‐biased Job Advertising “Aid and Abet” Sex Discrimination? 1
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Two studies are reported which indicate that both sex‐biased wording in job advertisements and the placement of help‐wanted ads in sex‐segregated newspaper columns discourage men and women from applying for “opposite‐sex” jobs for which they might well be qualified. Both studies were originally conducted and presented as part of legal testimony in actual sex discrimination cases.
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“This effect, although less pronounced, is also evident in men’s reactions to female occupational titles (Bem and Bem, 1973), indicating that it is not a gender-specific effect.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bem, S. L., & Bem, D. J.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1973-03
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 6-18
- ISSN
- 0021-9029 (ISSN-L)
- 1559-1816
- OpenAlex
- W2087202903
- Cited by
- 218
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Studies in Language
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Social Sciences › Law › Discrimination and Equality Law
- Keywords
- gender discrimination, job advertisements, gender segregation, newspaper columns, job applications, court testimony, employment discrimination
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