Jennifer J. Jones

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    At the Supreme Court, women are more likely to be successful if they conform to stereotypes about their gender

At the Supreme Court, women are more likely to be successful if they conform to stereotypes about their gender

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There are relatively few women among the attorneys arguing at the Supreme Court, despite the fact that nearly 40 percent of all practicing attorneys are women. Given that overt discrimination is widely discouraged, could implicit biases against women be a cause of this poor representation? In new research, Shane A. Gleason, Jennifer J. Jones, & Jessica Rae McBean examine […]

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    Hillary Clinton talks more “like a man” the more powerful she becomes

Hillary Clinton talks more “like a man” the more powerful she becomes

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Many in the media focus less on what Hillary Clinton Says, and more on how she says it. In new research, Jennifer J. Jones looks at how Clinton’s use of language has evolved in interviews and debates over her 25-year career in politics. She finds that over time she has spoken in an increasingly masculine way. She also writes […]

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