Man up and take it: Gender bias in moral typecasting

• Published in: Organizational behavior and human decision processes Vol. 161; pp. 120 - 141
• Main Authors: Reynolds, Tania, Howard, Chuck, Sjåstad, Hallgeir, Zhu, Luke, Okimoto, Tyler G., Baumeister, Roy F., Aquino, Karl, Kim, JongHan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Bias; Gender stereotypes; Justice; Moral typecasting; Morality; Punishment; Victimization; Punishment; Justice; Morality; Bias; Victimization; Moral typecasting; Gender stereotypes

•We predicted and supported a gender bias in moral typecasting.•Victims were assumed to be female and perpetrators were assumed to be male.•A female (vs male) employee complaining of harassment was seen as more of a victim.•People desired harsher punishments for male than female perpetrators.•Manage...