Women’s History Month is celebrated annually in March in the United States. Reading some of the bios featured on the site, it seems meeting the challenges of stereotypes is part of most of the stories of women who made contributions to our history and culture.
Research by Katherine B. Coffman, PhD, et al, shares how the gender gap is due in part to occupational sorting but also that gender stereotypes distort our views of both ourselves and others. She says for women that may be creating a bleak self-image setting them back professionally. The article from 2019 shares a snapshot of findings from three research studies. One has to wonder how much progress we’ve made in the last five years.
Source: HBR Working Knowledge, February 25, 2019. Link.
Women are more likely than men to shrug off the praise and lowball their own abilities.” – Katherine B. Coffman, PhD
INSIGHTS: Addressing gender-specific health issues was a theme in our January post <Link> and seems applicable to the context of gendered stereotyping. We continue to see the open rate of this post grow organically along with other gender-related content in the AHD archives <Link>.
Also see: Most veterinarians are women, but they still face sexism in rural areas where they’re most needed, NPR in Kansas City, February 26, 2024. Link. (4:05)