ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Boy Wonders: Schoolchildren Ascribe Effort and Achievement to Girls, but Effortless Achievement to Boys
- Bonny Hartley
University of Greenwich - Robbie Sutton
University of Kent
Abstract
Two studies (total n= 295) show that children (aged 6-11 years) endorse the gender stereotype that ‘high achievement without effort = male’. Specifically, children attribute effort and achievement to girls but effortless high achievement to boys.
Education
