Female and male college students read a description of a person and rated the individual on 20 bipolar scales describing personal traits and professional performance characteristics. Results indicated married individuals were evaluated more favorably than all groups of unmarried individuals. Males and females were perceived similarly on most…

The increasing participation of women in the labor force has generated research concerning how employed women are perceived by others. Less research has been done concerning how working mothers, particularly those with very young children, are perceived. This study examined how adults viewed working mothers or young children and investigated…

Examines the perceptions of 192 college students who evaluated the personality traits and professional performance characteristics of mothers who were described as either employed or nonemployed, divorced or married, and with a 1-year-old or 11-year-old child. (Author/BJV)