Greater explicit positivity toward women rules out the attitude interpretation of male-name favoritism.

Evidence

However, because of several findings that show greater attitudinal positivity toward women than men (Eagly & Mladinic, 1989; Eagly, Mladinic, & Otto, 1991; also unpublished findings obtained by the present authors), the stereotype interpretation appears preferable. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition, 206

Categorization

• XREF: Shows that when evaluative measures lean one way (favor women) while implicit/indirect measures lean another (favor men in achievement judgments), the two diverge — precisely the implicit-vs-explicit divergence the reader is charting. — connects to: Sexism’s positive sentiment toward women breaks antipathy-based definitions.; People report liking women more than men, a pro-female bias that persists implicitly; Prejudice toward women includes positive beliefs, not just antipathy — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 758 (+3 more)
• SHARE: Worth flagging to a colleague working on the dissociation of explicit liking from implicit stereotype measures.

Broader Connections

• Implicit measures show more positive evaluation of women than men #corroborates (0.90) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 185
• People report liking women more than men, a pro-female bias that persists implicitly #corroborates (0.88)
• Female targets of discrimination are nonetheless liked more than men #corroborates (0.88) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 661
• Prejudice toward women includes positive beliefs, not just antipathy #expands (0.85) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 758
• Sexism’s positive sentiment toward women breaks antipathy-based definitions. #expands (0.82)
• Some prejudices involve positive affect combined with low respect #expands (0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 180