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Job ads which use masculine rather than gender-inclusive language are perceived by women as sexist, leading them to feel ostracized, demotivated, and as though they don't belong at work

09.20.23 | PLOS

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The impact of gender-exclusive language on women’s anticipated ostracism: A preregistered replication of Stout and Dasgupta (2011)
Job ads which use masculine rather than gender-inclusive language are perceived by women as sexist, leading them to feel ostracized, demotivated, and as though they don't belong at work. Credit: geralt, Pixabay, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

Job ads which use masculine rather than gender-inclusive language are perceived by women as sexist, leading them to feel ostracized, demotivated, and as though they don't belong at work

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290709

Article Title: The impact of gender-exclusive language on women’s anticipated ostracism: A preregistered replication of Stout and Dasgupta (2011)

Author Countries: USA

Funding: Miami University Committee on Faculty Research, Heather M. Claypool Miami University College of Arts and Science, Heather M. Claypool.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0290709

The impact of gender-exclusive language on women’s anticipated ostracism: A preregistered replication of Stout and Dasgupta (2011)

20-Sep-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Gender Bias Gender Roles Gender Studies Social Discrimination Social Inequality Social Research Social Sciences Society Sociology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0290709
Article Publication Date
2023-09-20
Article Title
The impact of gender-exclusive language on women’s anticipated ostracism: A preregistered replication of Stout and Dasgupta (2011)
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, September 20). Job ads which use masculine rather than gender-inclusive language are perceived by women as sexist, leading them to feel ostracized, demotivated, and as though they don't belong at work. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DWD9R1/job-ads-which-use-masculine-rather-than-gender-inclusive-language-are-perceived-by-women-as-sexist-leading-them-to-feel-ostracized-demotivated-and-as-though-they-dont-belong-at-work.html
MLA:
"Job ads which use masculine rather than gender-inclusive language are perceived by women as sexist, leading them to feel ostracized, demotivated, and as though they don't belong at work." Brightsurf News, Sep. 20 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12DWD9R1/job-ads-which-use-masculine-rather-than-gender-inclusive-language-are-perceived-by-women-as-sexist-leading-them-to-feel-ostracized-demotivated-and-as-though-they-dont-belong-at-work.html.