ABSTRACT

Confrontation is a good strategy for lowering discrimination. Given that victims who confront are evaluated negatively, the role of witnesses of discrimination is crucial. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse how women who confront discrimination not directed towards them are evaluated (versus those who don’t confront), by examining the role of two factors: sexist attitudes and the characteristics of the woman. In one experimental study with a general population (N = 657), we found that women who confront a racist comment are perceived more positively than women who do not confront. However, women who do not confront are more positively evaluated by sexist participants (vs less sexist individuals). The characteristics of the women do not affect the participants’ evaluation of them. These results show that even though women who confront may be positively evaluated in general, prejudice towards women is a key factor in the perception of women who choose not to confront.

摘要

对抗是减少歧视的好策略。鉴于面对的受害者受到负面评价，歧视证人的作用至关重要。因此，本研究的目的是通过检查两个因素的作用：性别歧视态度和女性特征，分析如何评估那些面对并非针对她们的歧视的女性（相对于那些不面对歧视的女性）。在一项针对一般人群的实验研究中（N= 657），我们发现面对种族主义评论的女性比不面对的女性更积极。然而，性别歧视参与者（与性别歧视较少的人相比）对不面对的女性给予更积极的评价。女性的特征不影响参与者对她们的评价。这些结果表明，即使面对女性的总体评价可能是积极的，但对女性的偏见是影响选择不面对女性的关键因素。