Unbuttoned: The Interaction Between Provocativeness of Female Work Attire and Occupational Status

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dc.WoS.categoriesPsychology, Developmental; Psychology, Social; Women's Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.authorOrakçıoğlu, İsmail
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-22T11:36:55Z
dc.date.available2020-12-22T11:36:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-02
dc.description.abstractGender-biased standards in United Kingdom (UK) workplaces continue to exist. Women experience gender discrimination in judgements of competence, even by other women. Clothing cues can subtly influence professional perceptions of women. The aim of this study was to investigate how minor manipulations to female office clothing affect the judgements of competence of them by other UK females and to examine whether such effects differ with occupational status. One group of female university students (n = 54) and one group of employed females (n = 90), all from London and the East of England, rated images of faceless female targets, on a global competence measure derived from six competence ratings (of intelligence, confidence, trustworthiness, responsibility, authority, and organisation). The dress style was conservative but varied slightly by skirt length and the number of buttons unfastened on a blouse. The female targets were ascribed different occupational roles, varying by status (high - senior manager, or low - receptionist). Participants viewed the images for a maximum of 5 s before rating them. Overall participants rated the senior manager less favourably when her clothing was more provocative, but more favourably when dressed more conservatively (longer skirt, buttoned up blouse). This interaction between clothing and status was not present for the receptionist. Employed participants also rated females lower than did student participants. We conclude that even subtle changes to clothing style can contribute towards negative impressions of the competence of women who hold higher status positions in a UK cultural context.en_US
dc.fullTextLevelFull Texten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11199-015-0450-8en_US
dc.identifier.issn1573-2762
dc.identifier.issn0360-0025
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84925482886en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/2953
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-015-0450-8
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000350337100002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.issue45385en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.nationalInternationalen_US
dc.numberofauthors5+en_US
dc.pages105-116en_US
dc.publisherSpringer/Plenum Publishersen_US
dc.relation.ispartofSex Rolesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectFemale workplace attireen_US
dc.subjectOccupational statusen_US
dc.subjectGender biasen_US
dc.subjectFemale perceptionsen_US
dc.subjectUK gender beliefsen_US
dc.subjectCompetenceen_US
dc.titleUnbuttoned: The Interaction Between Provocativeness of Female Work Attire and Occupational Statusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.volume72en_US

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