Sexism
Articles
- Are We Still a Sexist Society? Primary Socialisation and Adherence to Gender Roles in Childhoodby Loredana Cerbara, Giulia Ciancimino & Antonio Tintori, March 2022
- Belief in sexism shift: Defining a new form of contemporary sexism and introducing the belief in sexism shift scale (BSS scale)by Miriam K. Zehnter, Francesca Manzi, Patrick E. Shrout & Madeline E. Heilman, 2021
- Gender Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from a Cross-National Harmonized Field Experimentby Gunn Elisabeth Birkelund, June 2022
- How information on sexism may increase women's perceptions of being excluded, threaten fundamental needs, and lower career motivationby Frank T. Doolaard, Gert-Jan Lelieveld, Marret K. Noordewier, Ilja van Beest & Eric van Dijk, November 19, 2021
- Learning to detect sexism: An evaluation of the effects of a brief video-based intervention using ROC analysisby Regina König & Angela Heine, 2022
- Reverse Sexism and Its Impact on Job Satisfaction and Career Planning: Italian Validation of the “Belief in Sexism Shift Scale”by Martina Morando, Miriam Katharina Zehnter & Silvia Platania, 2023
- Sexism Among American Adultsby Margaret Edwards & Brian Schaffner, December 14, 2020
- Sexism in medical careby Jeanna Parsons Leigh, March 23, 2020
- Uncertainty and Confusion Regarding Transgender Non-discrimination Policiesby Jaclyn M. W Hughto, David J. Meyers, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Sari L. Reisner, & Sean Cahill, September 2022
- When sexism is not a problem: The role of perceived intelligence in willingness to interact with someone who is sexistby Elena Agadullina, September 22, 2020
DU Databases
- Gale In Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new window
Discusses current global issues from international sources.
- Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues This link opens in a new windowFocuses on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries.
- Gale OneFile: Gender Studies This link opens in a new window
Focuses on gender in culture and society.
- ProQuest GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Focuses on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas from 1970 to the present.
DU Featured Books
Celebrating a Decade of Research in Gender and Entrepreneurship: The Legacy Special Issue by
The purpose of this ebook is to mark IJGE's first decade and lay the foundation for several more. We have invited the scholars published in this ebook to nominate young talented scholars whose work we will platform in next year's ebook, thus establishing a legacy beyond their own scholarship and emphasizing the importance of mentorship and leadership in advancing a field. The names of next year's invited legacy scholars will be announced shortly - so, watch this space!
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Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway by
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Gaming Sexism:Gender and Identity in the Era of Casual Video Games by
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Gender Equality, the fifth UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 5), aims for the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls. It thereby addresses all forms of violence, unpaid and unacknowledged care and domestic work, as well as the need for equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life.
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