Agency and communion are gender-stereotypical traits, which were explicitly designed to
capture desirable attributes of men and women, respectively. Whereas the existence of …

Victims of rape are uniquely vulnerable for being blamed for their assault relative to victims
of other interpersonal crimes and thus much research has been conducted to understand …

A leading psychologist explains why nearly all of us--including many of those who are
persecuted and powerless--so often defend the social systems that cause misery and …

This article develops and tests a new theoretical framework, gendered political socialization,
which offers important insights into how children perceive gender in politics and the …

Can female directors help save economies and the firms on whose boards they sit? Policy-
makers seem to think so. Numerous countries have implemented boardroom gender …

The goal congruity perspective provides a theoretical framework to understand how
motivational processes influence and are influenced by social roles. In particular, we invoke …

The behavior of women and men varies greatly depending on situations, cultures, and
historical periods. This flexibility emerges as men and women tailor their division of labor to …

Ideology has re-emerged as an important topic of inquiry among social, personality, and
political psychologists. In this review, we examine recent theory and research concerning …

Social dominance orientation (SDO) is one of the most powerful predictors of intergroup
attitudes and behavior. Although SDO works well as a unitary construct, some analyses …

Prosocial behavior consists of behaviors regarded as beneficial to others, including helping,
sharing, comforting, guiding, rescuing, and defending others. Although women and men are …