LiberalNation
03-20-2010, 01:53 PM
who woulda thunk it. Some research is wasted money.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_women_catcalls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.
The research, by Stephenie Chaudoir and Diane Quinn of the University of Connecticut in the United States, looked into the feelings and reactions of women who saw and heard men making derogatory remarks to other women.
The researchers asked 114 undergraduate female students to watch a video and imagine themselves as bystanders to a situation where a man made either a sexist remark at another woman or simply greeted her.
The students were then asked to rate their levels of anxiety and depression as well as their anger and fear toward men and their desire to move against or away from men.
The study showed that in addition to feeling upset, women were more likely to take the sexist remark as an insult to their gender, and feel greater anger and motivation to take direct action toward men in general.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_women_catcalls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.
The research, by Stephenie Chaudoir and Diane Quinn of the University of Connecticut in the United States, looked into the feelings and reactions of women who saw and heard men making derogatory remarks to other women.
The researchers asked 114 undergraduate female students to watch a video and imagine themselves as bystanders to a situation where a man made either a sexist remark at another woman or simply greeted her.
The students were then asked to rate their levels of anxiety and depression as well as their anger and fear toward men and their desire to move against or away from men.
The study showed that in addition to feeling upset, women were more likely to take the sexist remark as an insult to their gender, and feel greater anger and motivation to take direct action toward men in general.