Confronting and Reducing Sexism

This special issue brings together and promotes research, theory, and policy on confronting and reducing sexism. The first section on "Confronting Sexism" presents articles that identify key aspects of situations and of individuals that are associated with confronting, and highlight variables that moderate the target's and ally's confronting behavior. The second section on "Interventions for Reducing Sexism" presents articles that examine optimal ways to reduce sexism, identify factors that affect the efficacy of interventions, and highlight structural and cultural influences that bolster sexism and prevent the acceptance of interventions.

INTRODUCTION Confronting and Reducing Sexism: A Call for Research on Intervention Julia C. Becker, Matthew J. Zawadzki, and Stephanie A. Shields  603 SECTION I: CONFRONTING SEXISM Do You Say Something When It’s Your Boss? The Role of Perpetrator Power in Prejudice Confrontation Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, John C. Blanchar, Jessica Petersson, Kathryn A. Morris, and Stephanie A. Goodwin  615 Allies against Sexism: The Role of Men in Confronting Sexism Benjamin J. Drury and Cheryl R. Kaiser  637 Confronting Sexism as Persuasion: Effects of a Confrontation’s Recipient, Source, Message, and Context Sarah J. Gervais and Amy L. Hillard  653 Ways to Go: Men’s and Women’s Support for Aggressive and Nonaggressive Confrontation of Sexism as a Function of Gender Identification Julia C. Becker and Manuela Barreto  668 A Review of Organizational Strategies for Reducing Sexual Harassment: Insights from the U. S. Military NiCole T. Buchanan, Isis H. Settles, Angela T. Hall, and Rachel C. O’Connor  687 SECTION II: INTERVENTIONS FOR REDUCING SEXISM Using Experiential Learning to Increase the Recognition of Everyday Sexism as Harmful: The WAGES Intervention Jessica L. Cundiff, Matthew J. Zawadzki, Cinnamon L. Danube, and Stephanie A. Shields  703 Reflecting on Heterosexual and Male Privilege: Interventions to Raise Awareness Kim A. Case, Rachel Hensley, and Amber Anderson  722 From Sex to Gender: A University Intervention to Reduce Sexism in Argentina, Spain, and El Salvador Soledad de Lemus, Laura Navarro, Marta Velasquez, Estrella Ryan, and Jesus L. Megýas  741 Sanctioning and Stimulating Resistance to Sexual Objectification: An Integrative System-justification Perspective Rachel M. Calogero and Tracy L. Tylka  763 SECTION III: COMMENTARY Commentary: Encouraging Confrontation  779