College students (N=368) evaluated the competence of a job applicant in a non-sex-typed field and merits of an article written by the applicant. Applicant was described as female or male, single or married, having children or not. Results indicated females were devalued by female and, particularly, male subjects. (Author/RC)

College students were to read applications and give their judgements regarding the competence of female and male job applicants, who were described as either married, never married, widowed, or divorced. Neither the sex nor the marital status of the applicant had a strong or consistent effect on the subjects' evaluations. (AOS)

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…

Results of study suggested that single female workers are evaluated favorably so long as they pursue sex-typical jobs, while female and single male workers are viewed much less favorably when they are in sex-atypical fields. (CMG)

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)