Sexist men letting their gender down
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March 20, 2010, Saturday
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Men who harass women with sexual comments are harming their whole gender, a study has found.
The research, by Stephenie Chaudoir and Diane Quinn of the University of Connecticut in the United States, looked into the feelings of women who witnessed men's derogatory remarks.
The researchers asked 114 female students to watch a video and imagine themselves as bystanders to a situation where a man made either a sexist remark at another woman or simply greeted her. The students were asked to rate their levels of anxiety and depression as well as their anger and fear toward men.
The study showed that in addition to feeling upset, women were more likely to feel greater anger and motivation to take direct action.
"Women are obviously implicated because they suffer direct negative consequences as targets of prejudice and, as the current work demonstrates, indirect consequences as bystanders," the researchers said.
"But sexism also harms men as well. Whenever a single man's actions are attributed to his gender identity, male perpetrators impact how women view and react to men generally."
The research, by Stephenie Chaudoir and Diane Quinn of the University of Connecticut in the United States, looked into the feelings of women who witnessed men's derogatory remarks.
The researchers asked 114 female students to watch a video and imagine themselves as bystanders to a situation where a man made either a sexist remark at another woman or simply greeted her. The students were asked to rate their levels of anxiety and depression as well as their anger and fear toward men.
The study showed that in addition to feeling upset, women were more likely to feel greater anger and motivation to take direct action.
"Women are obviously implicated because they suffer direct negative consequences as targets of prejudice and, as the current work demonstrates, indirect consequences as bystanders," the researchers said.
"But sexism also harms men as well. Whenever a single man's actions are attributed to his gender identity, male perpetrators impact how women view and react to men generally."
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