Form: Modern and Old-Fashioned Sexism Scales

1 – Strongly agree
2 – Agree
3 – Somewhat agree
4 – Neither agree nor disagree
5 – Somewhat disagree
6 – Disagree
7 – Strongly disagree
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1
Women are generally not as smart as men.
2
It is more important to encourage boys than to encourage girls to participate in athletics.
3
Discrimination against women is no longer a problem in this country.
4
It is rare to see women treated in a sexist manner on television.
5
When both parents are employed and their child gets sick at school, the school should call the mother rather than the father.
6
Women are just as capable of thinking logically as men.
7
Society has reached the point where women and men have equal opportunities for achievement.
8
I would be equally comfortable having a woman as a boss as a man.
9
It is easy to understand why women's groups are still concerned about societal limitations of women's opportunities.
10
It is easy to understand the anger of women's groups in this country.
11
Women often miss out on good jobs due to sexual discrimination.
12
Over the past few years, the government and news media have been showing more concern about the treatment of women than is warranted by women's actual experiences.
13
On average, people in our society treat husbands and wives equally.

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