ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Workplace Anger Costs Women Irrespective of Race
- Elinor Flynn
New York University Stern School of Business - Kevin Cochran
University of California Irvine - Christopher Marshburn
University of Kentucky - Linda Levine
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
This research investigated the role of race, gender, and emotional expressions in workplace evaluations of' competence and status. An experiment finds that men and women are viewed as more competent when expressing anger relative to sadness. Across races, however, angry women were accorded lower status than sad women.
Gender Issues/LGBTQ
