Abstract

GARCIA-GALLEGOS, Herson; ACUNA, Laura; ESPINOZA-GARCIA, Carolina  and  BELLO, Itzel. Assessment of Photographs from Women and Men Considering Their Status and that of Their Work. Acta de investigación psicol [online]. 2022, vol.12, n.3, pp.46-57.  Epub Apr 15, 2023. ISSN 2007-4719.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fpsi.20074719e.2022.3.462.

Although a third party’s sex should be irrelevant in assessing her/his competence, the judgment is commonly influenced by a gender bias, which tends to be anti-feminine. However, certain factors could mitigate that bias. The purpose of the study was to find out if a gender prejudice appears if not only the sex of alleged photographers is manipulated, but also their status (professional or amateur) and that of their photograph (winner or entry in a prestigious contest). Participants (N = 397 Mexican adults, 18 to 79 years old) judged eight abstract photographs on its creativity, overall quality, and emotional impact and on the photographer’s competence and artistic future. The same photographs were included in one of eight different series. In each series each photograph included a different combination of the three manipulated variables. An anti-feminine bias was found from both women and men participants when both the photographer and their work had a high status, regardless of the aspect evaluated. When the status of either the photographer or of the photograph was low, the bias was pro-feminine or anti-masculine. Although the status of the photographer and of her/his work mitigated the antifeminine prejudice, it persisted when women were as successful as men.

Keywords : Sex-gender bias; Sex of the author; Status of the author; Status of the Work; Photographs; Adults.

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