SSP Forum: Katherine Hilton on Gender Bias
The
Symbolic Systems Forum
presents
Gender Bias in Language Perception
Katherine Hilton
Linguistics Department
Monday, April 26, 2021
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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ABSTRACT:
An issue that has been debated for decades is whether there are gendered differences in communication styles and, if so, whether these differences can perpetuate power imbalances between people with different gender identities. If the answer to these questions is yes, then many have argued that those with less power can get ahead by talking like those with more power. For example, in response to studies showing that men interrupt women more often than the reverse in presidential debates and Supreme Court hearings, editorials argued that women should start interrupting men more often. However, recommendations like this rest on the assumption that people with different gender identities are perceived the same way when saying the same thing. Drawing on the results of an experiment where 5000 participants evaluated carefully manipulated conversations, this talk answers long-standing questions about how women and men are perceived when they interrupt each other.
BIO:
Dr. Katherine Hilton is a Lecturer in the Linguistics Department where she teaches classes in sociolinguistics, general linguistics, and discourse structure.
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