What kinds of biases do we have inside of us? How affect do they have in our everyday lives? One study suggests that when women
display anger, it hurts them. But when men do it, it helps them. We all have
implicit biases and whether we wish to or not, they influence our actions. (Harvard
made a test you can take to help you recognize them.) It is important that we identify
how it is we understand masculinity and femininity, and how it shapes our
interactions.
Men can yell at no cost, and a recent example is the
Presidential Primary Debates. There are male candidates that feel comfortable
raising their voices, but those same male candidates have criticized the female
candidates for doing the same. Why is it ok for them to do it? Because our
culture allows men to display anger.
Salerno, Jessica M., and Liana C. Peter-Hagene. "One Angry Woman: Anger
Expression Increases Influence For Men, But Decreases Influence For
Women, During Group Deliberation." Law And Human Behavior (2015): PsycARTICLES.
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