Behavioral Scientist Jin X. Goh ’12 Leads Study on the Effect of Narrow Female Stereotypes on Perceptions of Sexual Harassment
According to a new study, gender prototypes influence the way people perceive and react to sexual harassment toward women. The study, by a team of researchers led by Bard alum Jin X. Goh ’12, found that sexual harassment claims are perceived as less credible and the acts as less harmful when the victims are nonprototypical women compared to women with more feminine features. “These findings are disconcerting,” say the researchers, “because determining that sexual harassment has occurred is a crucial first step in reporting the harassment, holding the perpetrator accountable, and supporting the victim.” The findings were published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
Post Date: 04-06-2021
Post Date: 04-06-2021