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Sexism and Gender Bias
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Social Sciences 2
Room 355
Fall 2024: Monday 1:15-1:45 & Wednesday 11:00-11:30
Psychology Faculty Services
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Boston University
Developmental and social-psychological perspectives on gender and sexism in childhood and adulthood. Related areas of expertise include:
- hostile and benevolent sexist attitudes
- sexual harassment and gender bias
- gender identity
- gender-related variations in academic motivation in STEM and other subjects
- language and communication in relationships
- representations of gender in mass media
- social identity
- gender segregation
- family and peers as contexts for gender socialization
- intersection of gender and racial-ethnic identities
The origins and consequences of gender inequities across the lifespan, including:
- * sexist attitudes and experiences with sexism from childhood into adulthood
- * self-concepts, social identities, and stereotyping during gender development
- * intersections of gender and racial-ethnic identities
- * gender, language, and social interaction
- * impact of gender stereotyping and sexual harassment in schools on academic motivation (including STEM fields)
- * meta-analysis and integrative reviews
Please see Professor Leaper's personal web page for more information.
* Martin M. Chemers Award for Outstanding Research (2021)
* Distinguished Professor (2020-on)
* Fellow, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (2019-on)
* Golden Apple Teaching Award (2010)
* Fellow, Association for Psychological Science (2007-on)
- Leaper, C. (2024). The development of ambivalent sexism: Proposals for an expanded model. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12521.
- Gutierrez, B. C., & Leaper, C. (2024). Ambivalent sexism linked to Mexican-heritage ethnic identity and gender messages from older relatives, familial peers, and non-familial peers. Journal of Latinx Psychology. [In press.]
- Leaper, C., & Gutierrez, B. C. (2024). Sexism and gender-based discrimination. Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2nd ed.). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-96023-6.00013-0.
- Leaper, C. (2022). Origins and consequences of childhood gender segregation: Towards an integrative developmental systems model. In D. P. VanderLaan & W. I. Wong (Eds.), Gender and sexuality development. Springer.
- Shirefley, T. A., & Leaper, C. (2022). Mothers' and fathers' science-related talk with daughters and sons while reading life and physical science books. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.813572
- Starr, C. R., & Leaper, C. (2022). Gender, race, perceived representation, and stereotyped attitudes in relation to undergraduates' pSTEM identity and motivation. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302221128235
- Gutierrez, B. C., & Leaper, C. (2021). Reconstructing culture: A latent profile analysis of Mexican-heritage young women's cultural practices, gender values, and ethnic identity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000515
Gutierrez, Brenda (brcgutie)
Shirefley, Tess (thaifley)
Starr, Christine (cestarr)
Walsh, Abigail (abwalsh)
Psych 1: Introduction to Psychology
Psych 106: Social and Emotional Development
Psych 107: Gender and Development
Psych 140Q: Social Psychology of Sex and Gender
Psych 225: Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Psych 244B: Proseminar 2: Social and Personality Development
Psych 254: Psychology of Gender
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