Abstract
Men sometimes withdraw support for gender equality movements when their higher gender status is threatened. Here, we expand the focus of this phenomenon by examining it cross-culturally, to test if both individual- and country-level variables predict men's collective action intentions to support gender equality. We tested a model in which men's zero-sum beliefs about gender predict reduced collective action intentions via an increase in hostile sexism. Because country-level gender equality may threaten men's higher gender status, we also examined whether the path from zero-sum beliefs to collective action intentions was stronger in countries higher in gender equality. Multilevel modeling on 6,734 men from 42 countries supported the individual-level mediation model, but found no evidence of moderation by country-level gender equality. Both country-level gender equality and individual-level zero-sum thinking independently predicted reductions in men's willingness to act collectively for gender equality.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1276-1291 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | European Journal of Social Psychology |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- ally behaviour
- collective action
- culture
- gender inequality
- hostile sexism
- status threats