Researchers say this 'brilliance' stereotype could be linked to more men than women working in fields associated with being brilliant such as science and technology. The strength of the 'brilliant' stereotype rivalled other deep-rooted biases linking women to certain careers and the family, study authors discovered. Researchers say this 'brilliance' stereotype could be linked to more men than women working in fields associated with being brilliant such as science and technology. On other trials, the researchers switched the sorting rule such that 'E' key was related to either the female category or the trait brilliant. The strength of the 'brilliant' stereotype rivalled other deep-rooted biases linking women to certain careers and the family, study authors discovered.

Source: Daily Mail July 02, 2020 04:02 UTC