Backlash effects make women curb agency and depend on men for status

Evidence

Less obvious, but equally important, are the ways in which these effects may be intertwined. For example, women who have experienced backlash may curb agentic behaviors in the presence of both prospective and actual employers, resulting in misperceptions of incompetence. To the extent that women are not able to disconfirm negative stereotypes by adopting agency, they may remain under the glass ceiling. As a result, they may be forced to depend on men in order to gain status and prestige. If so, romanticizing men may be a more palatable option for women than bitterness about sexism. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 775

Categorization

• QUESTION: Is ‘implicitly rely on men’ — the glass-slipper effect — actually distinct from a status-expectation, or a demand-side artifact? Empirical evidence appears thin.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 775
• XREF: connects to: Women leaving domesticity were branded masculine by those resisting change — Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Righteous Discontent: The Women’s…, 661