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Madeline E. Heilman

Madeline E. Heilman

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Psychology

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58
Citations
26702
World Ranking
3777
National Ranking
2113

Overview

Madeline E. Heilman is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science, and Clinical Psychology as subfields. The scientist's work addresses various aspects of gender diversity, inequality, and social psychology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Gender, Security, and Conflict
  • Personality Traits and Psychology

Madeline E. Heilman has contributed to several recent academic papers, with notable titles including:

  • Women at Work: Pathways from Gender Stereotypes to Gender Bias and Discrimination, 2023, published in Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
  • Breaking the glass ceiling: For one and all?, 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Belief in sexism shift: Defining a new form of contemporary sexism and introducing the belief in sexism shift scale (BSS scale), 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Choice or circumstance: When are women penalized for their success?, 2020, Journal of Applied Social Psychology
  • Footsteps I would like to follow? How gender quotas affect the acceptance of women leaders as role models and inspirations for leadership, 2022, European Journal of Social Psychology

Their research has been published in various venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Sex Roles
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • PLoS ONE

Madeline E. Heilman has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Francesca Manzi
  • Suzette Caleo
  • Miriam K. Zehnter
  • Patrick E. Shrout
  • Christa Nater

Best Publications

  • Description and prescription: How gender stereotypes prevent women's ascent up the organizational ladder.

    Madeline E. Heilman

  • Penalties for Success: Reactions to Women Who Succeed at Male Gender-Typed Tasks.

    Madeline E. Heilman;Aaron S. Wallen;Daniella Fuchs;Melinda M. Tamkins

  • Gender stereotypes and workplace bias

    Madeline E. Heilman

  • Sex bias in work settings: The Lack of Fit model.

    Madeline E. Heilman

  • Why are women penalized for success at male tasks?: the implied communality deficit.

    Madeline E. Heilman;Tyler G. Okimoto

  • Has anything changed? Current characterizations of men, women, and managers.

    Madeline E. Heilman;Caryn J. Block;Richard F. Martell;Michael C. Simon

  • When fit is fundamental: performance evaluations and promotions of upper-level female and male managers.

    Karen S. Lyness;Madeline E. Heilman

  • Same behavior, different consequences: reactions to men's and women's altruistic citizenship behavior.

    Madeline E. Heilman;Julie J. Chen

  • Presumed incompetent? Stigmatization and affirmative action efforts.

    Madeline E. Heilman;Caryn J. Block;Jonathan A. Lucas

  • When beauty is beastly: The effects of appearance and sex on evaluations of job applicants for managerial and nonmanagerial jobs.

    Madeline E. Heilman;Lois R. Saruwatari

  • Sex stereotypes: Do they influence perceptions of managers?

    Madeline E. Heilman;Caryn J. Block;Richard F. Martell

  • Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins..

    Susan T. Fiske;Donald N. Bersoff;Eugene Borgida;Kay Deaux

  • The multiple dimensions of gender stereotypes: A current look at men's and women's characterizations of others and themselves

    Tanja Hentschel;Tanja Hentschel;Madeline E. Heilman;Claudia V. Peus

  • Sex stereotypes and their effects in the workplace: What we know and what we don't know.

    Madeline E. Heilman

  • Gender Stereotypes Are Alive, Well, and Busy Producing Workplace Discrimination

    Madeline E. Heilman;Alice H. Eagly

  • Motherhood: A Potential Source of Bias in Employment Decisions

    Madeline E. Heilman;Tyler G. Okimoto

  • No credit where credit is due: Attributional rationalization of women's success in male-female teams

    Madeline E. Heilman;Michelle C. Haynes

  • Entrepreneurship as a solution: The allure of self-employment for women and minorities

    Madeline E. Heilman;Julie J. Chen

  • The Affirmative Action Stigma Of Incompetence: Effects Of Performance Information Ambiguity

    Madeline E. Heilman;Caryn J. Block;Peter Stathatos

  • Being attractive, advantage or disadvantage? Performance-based evaluations and recommended personnel actions as a function of appearance, sex, and job type.

    Madeline E Heilman;Melanie H Stopeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Alice H. Eagly
Alice H. Eagly Northwestern University
Sabine Sczesny
Sabine Sczesny University of Bern
Susan T. Fiske
Susan T. Fiske Princeton University
Eugene Borgida
Eugene Borgida University of Minnesota
Kay Deaux
Kay Deaux New York University
Karl Aquino
Karl Aquino University of British Columbia
Corinne A. Moss-Racusin
Corinne A. Moss-Racusin Skidmore College
Patrick E. Shrout
Patrick E. Shrout New York University
Tessa V. West
Tessa V. West New York University

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