University of Georgia, USA.
University of Georgia, USA.
Soc Sci Res. 2022 Sep;107:102740. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102740. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
With the #MeToo movement generating renewed public attention to the problem of sexual misconduct, it is an important time to assess how sexual harassment training affects men's motivation to work with women. We conducted an experiment in which we exposed undergraduate men to sexual harassment policy training and then assessed their motivation to work with a female partner on a decision-making task. We employed a 2 × 2 design in which participants were randomly assigned to a policy condition (sexual harassment policy or control) and a team role (leader or subordinate). We found that policy training did not affect whether participants chose a female or male partner. However, we found that policy training led male participants to rate female partners as more dissimilar to them and that leadership status moderated the effect of policies on men's expressed anxiety about working with a female partner. Findings have implications for reducing sexual harassment and gender inequality.
随着#MeToo 运动重新引起公众对不当性行为问题的关注，现在是评估性骚扰培训如何影响男性与女性合作意愿的重要时机。我们进行了一项实验，让本科生接受性骚扰政策培训，然后评估他们在决策任务上与女性搭档合作的动机。我们采用了 2×2 的设计，参与者被随机分配到政策条件（性骚扰政策或对照）和团队角色（领导或下属）。我们发现政策培训并没有影响参与者选择男性还是女性搭档。然而，我们发现政策培训使男性参与者认为女性搭档与他们的差异更大，而领导地位则调节了政策对男性与女性搭档合作时焦虑程度的影响。研究结果对减少性骚扰和性别不平等具有重要意义。
