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Implicit Bias Study Reveals 75% of People Perceive Men to Be Smarter Than Women

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Mlenny / Getty Images Though few people will admit (at least out loud) to being sexist, new research published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that nearly 75% of people surveyed in dozens of countries implicitly associate high levels of intelligence or “brilliance” with men more than women. That bias, even though it's unconscious, could play a role in why women are underrepresented in fields like science and technology, particularly STEM, where “success is perceived to depend on high levels of intellectual ability,” the

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