2026-10-17 20:11 UTC
Study (N=1,100) finds gender-focused descriptions of activities led participants to believe that fewer women took part and to say that women were less capable in that activity and reduced interest in participating themselves.
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2026/october/new-study-finds-gendered-messaging-can-backfire-.html
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@swflint@techhub.social 2026-10-17 20:17
@amydiehl@mstdn.social the abstract is interesting as well. > A meta-analysis across experiments revealed small-to-moderate effects that were larger for adults than children, consistent with developmental changes in pragmatic reasoning. I'd be interested in seeing a comparison between genders too.