APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Minding the Gender Gap: The Role of Explicit and Implicit Gender Stereotypes in the 2016 Election
- Maya Godbole
The Graduate Center, CUNY - Noelle Malvar
The Graduate Center, CUNY - Virginia Valian
Hunter College, The City University of New York
Abstract
This study examined how gendered stereotypes of the ideal president influenced people’s judgment of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. Findings suggest that these stereotypes continue to characterize people’s choice for POTUS, and that Clinton, a female candidate, was penalized for not possessing the right balance of masculinity and femininity.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles
