Men are perceived more positively at work

Relative frequency each adjective appeared in performance evaluations of male and female US Navy students

0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 . 0 3 0 . 0 4 0 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7

Positive

Negative

Men

0.06

Analytical

Competent

0.05

0.04

Arrogant

Dependable

0.03

Compassionate

0.02

0.01

Frivolous

Gossip

Vain

0.00

Indecisive

Women

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 . 0 3 0 . 0 4 0 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7

Positive

Negative

Men

0.06

Analytical

Competent

0.05

0.04

Arrogant

Dependable

0.03

Compassionate

0.02

0.01

Frivolous

Vain

Gossip

0.00

Indecisive

Women

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 . 0 3 0 . 0 4 0 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7

Positive

Negative

Men

0.06

Analytical

Competent

0.05

0.04

Arrogant

Dependable

0.03

Compassionate

0.02

0.01

Frivolous

Vain

Gossip

0.00

Indecisive

Women

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 2 0 . 0 3 0 . 0 4 0 . 0 5 0 . 0 6 0 . 0 7

Positive

Negative

Men

0.06

Analytical

Competent

0.05

0.04

Arrogant

Dependable

0.03

Compassionate

0.02

0.01

Frivolous

Vain

Gossip

0.00

Indecisive

Women

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 2019