Which judgment do women expect from a female observer when they claim to be a victim of sexism?
Résumé
The aim of the study is to examine whether female victims of sexism expect to be negatively judged by their peers. Women were led to believe that a sexist male evaluator negatively assessed a test they had taken. Then, they had to attribute their failure to discrimination in the presence of a female observer or in a private context. In the presence of the female observer, women minimized discrimination and expect a positive judgment. In the private context, women reported more discrimination. When this attribution became public, they expected a negative judgment from the female observer.