Modern sexism scales measure opposition to equality policies, not feelings about women

Evidence

To counter social desirability bias, researchers have developed more subtle instruments that tap antipathy toward women’s progress and the policies that support it (e.g., affirmative action). Modeled after McConahay’s (1986) approach to assessing racism, the Modern Sexism Scale (Swim, Aiken, Hall, & Hunter, 1995) and the Neo-Sexism Scale (Tougas, Brown, Beaton, & Joly, 1995) assess opposition to feminist demands, including the belief that women are no longer discriminated against and therefore do not need affirmative action. Nonetheless, like the Attitudes Toward Women Scale, these instruments are more concerned with attitudes toward gender equality than attitudes toward women. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 751

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• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 751