Miranda Hatch, Connor Kreutz, Jessica Preece, Political Science Introduction Across the world, and especially in the United States of America, women are severely underrepresented in government. Although most Americans claim to see men and women as equals, covert and unintentional sexism still permeates the political decisions they make1.One consequence of this inadvertent sexism is the common perception […]
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Impact of a Psychology of Gender Course on Student Attitudes
Charles Dale Flint and Emily Darowski, Harold B. Lee Library Introduction Ambivalent sexism is present in U.S. university students (Chrisler, Gorman, Marvan, & Johnston-Robledo, 2013) and is a combination of both hostile sexism (a direct antipathy towards woman) and benevolent sexism (seemingly positive beliefs and actions based on gender stereotypes; Glick & Fiske, 1996). Ambivalent […]
A Comparison of Gender Ratio, Military Culture, and Organizational Climate as Determinants of the Sexual Harassment of Women and of Men in Eight Government Organizations
Alex Calder, Bruce Brown and Robert Ridge, Psychology Introduction The United States government spends millions of dollars each year in relation to incidences of sexual harassment. Far more important, however, is the psychological toll on individuals who experiences sexual harassment. Organizations function most effectively when people of all levels of the organization feel physically and emotionally […]
Mormon Masses: An Analysis of the Improvement Era’s Advertisements to the Separate Genders circa. 1927-1933
Nicole Wechsler and Dr. Rebecca DeSchweinitz, History Department Introduction This project analyzed two main documents, comparing and contrasting the different LDS youth periodicals, namely the Improvement era and the Young Woman’s Journal. In this project I analyzed advertisements within the Improvement Era during the merger of the Young Woman’s Journal and the Improvement Era with […]
Investigating the Gender Gap in Grade Sensitivity for Economics Majors
Brittany Farnsworth Russell and Dr. Eric Eide, Economics Department Introduction For my research I used institutional data from Brigham Young University as well as survey data from students to investigate the effect of gender and grade in Econ 110 on the probability of choosing economics as a major. This topic is of interest because the […]
Converting Gendered Expectations: Emerging Feminist Discourse among Protestant and Seventh-Day Adventist Hmong
Stephanie Parsons and Dr. Jacob Hickman, Anthropology Department Introduction During my second week living in a Hmong village outside of Chiang Mai, I sat down with a middle-aged woman while she was working on her embroidery. She is a Protestant Christian who has been married twice, once to an old culture Hmong man, and currently […]
Up in Smoke: Conservation and Gender on Mount Kilimanjaro
Garret Nash and Greg Thompson, Department of Anthropology Introduction Initially, this project aimed to examine cultural factors influencing fuel sourcing habits around Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. In 2008, a study conducted by Prof. Jeffery Durrant of the BYU Geography Department found that the Chagga (an ethnic group which lives on the lower slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro) […]
In-Class Participation and Performance Gender Gaps in Introductory Biology Courses: The Instructor Gender Effect
Nelson, Nicholas In-Class Participation and Performance Gender Gaps in Introductory Biology Courses: The Instructor Gender Effect Faculty Mentor: Liz Bailey, Biology Introduction It is well known that undergraduate women are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which includes the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (NSF 20011). However, the explanation for this phenomenon is not completely understood. Much […]
“‘All that glisters is not gold’: Gender Representation and Theatrical Performances of The Merchant of Venice from 1998 to 2015”
Catherine Hollingsworth and Rick Duerden, English Department Introduction The Merchant of Venice poses problems concerning the representation—a social and cultural construction—of gender and Judaism. Some critics wonder whether or not this play should be performed now: could and should modern audiences experience The Merchant of Venice? This study argues that this play should be performed […]
Examining the Link Between College Gender Ratios and Assortative Marriage
Bryan Seegmiller and David Sims, BYU Economics Department Introduction It has been well-documented that the latter half of the 20th century and the early 21st century has seen vast upheavals in the societal roles of males and females in Western society. One noted result of this gender revolution is the striking change in college gender […]
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