Why using feminine job titles in german is profitable for women: ascribed linguistic competence enhance prospects of being hired

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dc.abstract.enIn German, symmetrical treatment of women and men through gender-fair language is well established and the use of feminine forms is evaluated positively. In the present study (N = 331), we examined the mechanisms behind this positive evaluation. Female job applicants were evaluated as more linguistically competent and as more competent in general, which translated into more favorable hiring decisions when using a feminine (vs. a masculine) job title. These results illuminate positive effects of successful language reform for women.
dc.affiliationCentrum Badań nad Relacjami Społecznymi
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.contributor.authorFormanowicz, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorHodel, Lea
dc.contributor.authorSczesny, Sabine
dc.date.access2024-03-18
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-29T11:01:45Z
dc.date.available2024-11-29T11:01:45Z
dc.date.created2023-12-11
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:p> In German, symmetrical treatment of women and men through gender-fair language is well established and the use of feminine forms is evaluated positively. In the present study ( Nā€‰=ā€‰331), we examined the mechanisms behind this positive evaluation. Female job applicants were evaluated as more linguistically competent and as more competent in general, which translated into more favorable hiring decisions when using a feminine (vs. a masculine) job title. These results illuminate positive effects of successful language reform for women. </jats:p>
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dc.description.additionalvorArtykuł przyjęty do wydania: Formanowicz, M., Hodel, L., & Sczesny, S. (2024). Why using feminine job titles in german is profitable for women: ascribed linguistic competence enhances prospects of being hired. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 43(3), 388ā€“398. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927X231222881
dc.description.grantnumber2020/37/B/HS6/02587
dc.description.granttitleRola Językowych MarkerĆ³w Sprawczości w Mobilizacji Działań Kolektywnych
dc.description.issue3
dc.description.physical388-398
dc.description.versionfinal_author
dc.description.volume43
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0261927X231222881
dc.identifier.eissn1552-6526
dc.identifier.issn0261-927X
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/585
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0261927X231222881
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsOther
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.engrammatical gender
dc.subject.engender-fair language
dc.subject.enlinguistic competence
dc.subject.eninclusive language
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dc.titleWhy using feminine job titles in german is profitable for women: ascribed linguistic competence enhance prospects of being hired
dc.title.journalJournal of Language and Social Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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