Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-595) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction -- Gender stereotypes and other gender biases -- Infancy and childhood -- Adolescence -- Gender comparisons in cognitive abilities and attitudes about success -- Gender comparisons in social and personality characteristics -- Women and work -- Love relationships -- Sexuality -- Pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood -- Women and physical health -- Women and psychological disorders -- Violence against women -- Women and older adulthood -- Moving onward.
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