APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
(Mis)Perceptions of Other Men’s Beliefs about Gender Bias in STEM and Anticipated Allyship Behaviors Among STEM Professionals
- Lucy De Souza
The University of British Columbia - Toni Schmader
The University of British Columbia - Tara Dennehy
The University of British Columbia
Abstract
We consider pluralistic ignorance (Prentice & Miller, 1996) as a social-psychological constraint preventing men from publicly enacting allyship behaviors in support of women in STEM workplaces. We found that male STEM professionals underestimated men’s average perception that gender bias is a problem, which predicted their anticipated allyship behaviors.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles
