The late 1960s through the 1970s marked an important turning point in the field of gender
research, including theory and research in gender development. The establishment of Sex …

In middle childhood, many girls go through a curious metamorphosis, in which their earlier
embrace of all‐things‐feminine appears to transform into an identity as a tomboy. We …

Despite the numerous intellectual contributions made by women, we find evidence of bias
against them in contexts that emphasize intellectual ability. In the first experiment, 347 …

The goal was to test a new dual identity perspective on gender identity by asking children
(n= 467) in three grades (Mage= 5.7, 7.6, 9.5) to consider the relation of the self to both boys …

The common stereotype that brilliance is a male trait is an obstacle to women's success in
many prestigious careers. This gender‐brilliance stereotype is powerful in part because it …

Perhaps more consistently than any social category, gender shapes children's lives across
the world. Other than concerns about a newborn's health, gender is the most fundamental …

This study examined factors that predicted children's gender intergroup attitudes at age 5
and the implications of these attitudes for intergroup behavior. Ethnically diverse children …

What is the role of parents, peers and teachers in shaping school experiences and informing
the career choice of males and females? Does the school context matter, and to what extent …

The present study takes a broad and nuanced view of gender typicality in normative
populations and suggests that this aspect of children's gender identity might be a …

Gender segregation is often explained by children being interested in interacting with other
children who behave similarly to themselves. Children's beliefs about girls and boys (ie, their …