“These stereotypes are so hard-wired and deeply entrenched... it’s just stunning.' — via healthing_ca
Studies indicate exercise may help improve the the links in the nervous system between separate brain areas, improving brain health.Previous research has shown that women are generally viewed as being warmer than men, while men are seen as having greater agency, or being more assertive. These stereotypes, a holdover from the days when women reared children while men were out hunting, “have outlived their utility,” Chatman said.
As previous research predicted, participants viewed older individuals as having more agency. As Sue aged, however, she was given lower scores on adjectives related to warmth while Steve’s scores remained unchanged. “It’s just stunning,” Chatman says. “These stereotypes are so hard-wired and deeply entrenched that they come out even when absolutely identical information is provided about a man and a woman.
In a final experiment, the team consulted a large dataset of university professor evaluations that enabled them to compare a specific person’s performance over time. While male professors received mostly consistent ratings, female professors peaked in the 30s before bottoming out in their late 40s. After that, their ratings increase again until parity is achieved between genders by the time women reach their early 60s.