title: Au pairs are rarely male: norms on the gender perception of role names across English, French, and German.
abstract: A list of role names for future use in research on gender stereotyping was created and evaluated. In two studies, 126 role names were rated with reference to their gender stereotypicality by English-, French-, and German-speaking students of universities in Switzerland (French and German) and in the U.K. (English). Role names were either presented in specific feminine and masculine forms (Study 1) or in the masculine form (generic masculine) only (Study 2). The rankings of the stereotypicality ratings were highly reliable across languages and questionnaire versions, but the overall mean of the ratings was less strongly male if participants were also presented with the female versions of the role names and if the latter were presented on the left side of the questionnaires.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. ute.gabriel@svt.ntnu.no
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gygax
authors.forename: Oriane
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sarrasin
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garnham
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oakhill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D005783:Gender Identity; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires