Publication Date
5-2010
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Dr. Anthony R. Paquin (Director), Dr. Jaqueline Pope-Tarrence, Dr. Molly Kerby
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Master of Arts
Abstract
All studies to date that have assessed the direct impact of benevolent vs. hostile sexism on performance outcomes have done so in the context of a Western society. Because of this void in the literature, it remained unknown how living in a low egalitarian and/or non-Western society may impact women's experiences of sexism. The purpose of this study is to address this gap in the literature. This study investigates the impact of benevolent vs. hostile sexism on women in four Turkish textile factories. 210 Turkish female textile factory workers were randomly assigned to the benevolent sexism, hostile sexism, or control condition. Performance and level of gender identification were measured. The results of this study indicated that while participants were impacted by sexism, the impact of benevolent vs. hostile sexism resulted in different outcomes than for women in higher egalitarian Western Societies.
Disciplines
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Labor Relations | Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Recommended Citation
Bonneau-Kaya, Crystal M., "Benevolent vs. Hostile Sexism Impact on Work Performance for Women in Turkey" (2010). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 175.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/175
Included in
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Commons, Labor Relations Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons