Table 3.
Target stereotypicality |
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STEM-stereotypic Mean (SD) |
Feminine-stereotypic Mean (SD) |
|
Pilot experiment | ||
Friendship formation | ||
STEM men | 2.65 (0.85) | 2.80 (0.83) |
STEM women | 2.93 (0.83) | 3.00 (0.79) |
Non-STEM women | 2.75 (0.70) | 2.94 (0.63) |
Friendship integration | ||
STEM men | 2.13 (0.79) | 1.86 (0.66) |
STEM women | 2.23 (0.55) | 1.81 (0.60) |
Non-STEM women | 2.24 (0.75) | 2.28 (0.69) |
Experiment 1 | ||
Friendship formation | ||
STEM men | 2.70 (0.85) | 2.71 (0.83) |
STEM women | 2.90 (0.79) | 2.60 (0.81) |
Non-STEM women | 2.88 (0.83) | 2.70 (0.67) |
Friendship integration | ||
STEM men | 2.07 (0.87) | 2.17 (0.76) |
STEM women | 2.33 (0.80) | 2.06 (0.89) |
Non-STEM women | 2.27 (0.77) | 2.33 (0.57) |
Experiment 2 | ||
Friendship formation | ||
STEM men | 2.84 (0.91) | 2.84 (0.90) |
STEM women | 2.85 (0.84) | 2.54 (0.96) |
Non-STEM women | 2.87 (0.81) | 3.01 (0.73) |
Friendship integration | ||
STEM men | 2.07 (0.80) | 2.07 (0.72) |
STEM women | 2.23 (0.71) | 2.02 (0.72) |
Non-STEM women | 2.43 (0.70) | 2.47 (0.62) |
Reputational influence | ||
STEM men | 1.71 (0.86) | 1.75 (0.85) |
STEM women | 1.57 (0.82) | 1.51 (0.78) |
Non-STEM women | 1.64 (0.84) | 1.61 (0.88) |
Reputational harm | ||
STEM men | 2.84 (0.62) | 2.81 (0.55) |
STEM women | 2.83 (0.50) | 2.98 (0.44) |
Non-STEM women | 2.88 (0.63) | 2.74 (0.52) |
Note. Reputational “influence” and “harm” reflect degree and direction of reputational concerns.