Gender and Letters of Recommendation for Academia: Agentic and Communal Differences
Gender and Letters of Recommendation for Academia: Agentic and Communal Differences
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DOI：
10.1037/a0016539
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
9.9
通讯作者：
Martin, Randi C.
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作者：
Madera, Juan M.;Hebl, Michelle R.;Martin, Randi C.
在2项研究中，从性别差异的社会角色理论（A。H.我，W。Wood，& A. B。Diekman，2000年），作者调查了男性和女性学术职位推荐信中的代理和社区特征差异，以及这些差异是否影响了学术界的选择决定。结果支持的假设，表明（a），妇女被描述为更多的社区和较少的代理比男性（研究1）和（B），社区特征有一个负面的关系，在学术界的雇用决定是基于推荐信（研究2）。这样的结果是特别重要的，因为推荐信仍然是很重的权重和常用的选择工具（R。D. Arvey & T E.坎皮翁，1982; R. A Guion，1998年），特别是在学术界（E. P. Sheehan，T. M. McDevitt，& H. C. Ross，1998）。
In 2 studies that draw from the social role theory of sex differences (A. H. Eagly, W. Wood, & A. B. Diekman, 2000), the authors investigated differences in agentic and communal characteristics in letters of recommendation for men and women for academic positions and whether such differences influenced selection decisions in academia. The results supported the hypotheses, indicating (a) that women were described as more communal and less agentic than men (Study 1) and (b) that communal characteristics have a negative relationship with hiring decisions in academia that are based on letters of recommendation (Study 2). Such results are particularly important because letters of recommendation continue to be heavily weighted and commonly used selection tools (R. D. Arvey & T. E. Campion, 1982; R. A Guion, 1998), particularly in academia (E. P. Sheehan, T. M. McDevitt, & H. C. Ross, 1998).