Published in Social Psychological and Personality Science · View the paper (DOI)
A study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science found that judges may be biased against women in sexual discrimination lawsuits and favor mothers in custody cases, even when similar to the general public's views. This bias is linked to traditional gender roles and their influence on court decisions.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Gender roles highlight gender bias in judicial decisions Society for Personality and Social Psychology · Apr 3, 2018 · first to report
- Study: Judges as susceptible to gender bias as laypeople -- and sometimes more so University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau · Apr 19, 2018