The Attitudes Toward Women Scale measures rights attitudes, not attitudes toward 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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modern sexism scales measure opposition to equality policies, not feelings about women — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 751; Sexism measured as attitudes toward women’s rights fails to predict stereotypes; RWA and SDO scales actually measure ideological attitudes rather than personality traits. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2463 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Modern sexism scales measure opposition to equality policies, not feelings about women #corroborates (0.95) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 751