Title: Men Don't Recognize 'Benevolent' Sexism: Study | HuffPost
Headings: Men Don’t Recognize ‘Benevolent’ Sexism: Study
Men Don’t Recognize ‘Benevolent’ Sexism: Study
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Content: But when asked to empathize with the female targets of specific sexist incidents, male participants were less likely to sanction blatant sexism. In one example, men who were told to consider women’s feelings were less likely to think women overreact when responding negatively to sexist behavior. When it came to instances of benevolent sexism, though, men’s attitudes did not change. According to Swim, men did not consider statements including “a good woman should be put on a pedestal” or “in a disaster, women should be saved before men” to be sexist. Becker and Swim’s research provoked outrage in some quarters, aided by loaded headlines like this one in the UK’s Daily Mail: “ Men who hold open doors for women are SEXIST not chivalrous, feminists claim .” Criticism focused on the researchers asking participants to identify seemingly well-intended male behavior as discriminatory. Anna Rittgers, a blogger for the conservative Independent Women’s Forum, wrote that she first thought the study was a hoax and that she was “beginning to suspect that the modern feminist movement is actually comprised of a bunch of honest-to-goodness misogynists whose goal is to make women look ridiculous.” The Irish blog Joe.ie It’s Man Stuff sardonically wrote, “Great work ladies, we’ll be sure to get you both a beer in recognition of your service if you ever pop over to Dublin. You’ll have to pay for it though, obviously.”