“I like cooking and yoga.” When stereotypical expectancies influence the inferences about men’s suitability for a secretary job
“I like cooking and yoga.” When stereotypical expectancies influence the inferences about men’s suitability for a secretary job

Summary/Abstract: In 2011, Reinhard and his colleagues showed that a woman’s personal “strengths” and“weaknesses”, linked to gender stereotypes, affect students’ estimations of their suitability for ajob. In the present study, in a very much lighter and minimal design, we hypothesize that a similarresult would be noticed in the case of a male target presented as stereotypically masculine vs.feminine, and postulating to a stereotypically feminine job. In line with Heilman’s lack‑of‑fit model(1983), our results replicate those of Reinhard et al. (2011). Results are discussed in terms ofstereotypic influence of gender in the context of hiring, and show that, as women, men may be, insome circumstances, victims of discrimination in recruitment.

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