Hi Devayani, This paper is about how the activation of gender or ethnicity stereotypes can affect performance: Ambady, N., Shih, M., Kim, A., & Pittinsky, T. L. (2001). Stereotype susceptibility in children: Effects of identity activation on quantitative performance. Psychological Science, 12, 385–390. Dario Cvencek is another researcher who has looked at math-gender stereotypes. http://ilabs.uw.edu/research-scientists/bio/i-labs-dario-cvencek-phd Cheers, Pam ________________________________________________ Pamela Carson Web Services Librarian / Bibliothécaire services web Libraries / Bibliothèques Concordia University / Université Concordia Tel. / Tél. 514-848-2424 ext. / poste 7685 Email / courriel: pamela.carson@concordia.ca Mailing address / adresse postale: 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., LB-540-05, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Street address / adresse municipale: 1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W., LB-540-05, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 library.concordia.ca concordia.ca -----Original Message----- From: Air-L [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Devayani Tirthali Sent: July-14-16 3:37 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Gender in surveys/tests Hi all, I have always followed the rule of thumb to not ask the demographic questions - gender, race/ethnicity - in the beginning of the survey or a test because it affects how people answer the questions. Can somebody please share some research that supports this? I remember reading research about how test scores are affected when students are reminded about their gender and gender related stereotype. I also remember reading a thread on air listserv where somebody pointed out not to ask gender questions in the beginning of the survey. But cannot find any of the papers or that email thread. If Can anybody share literature that offers reason for not asking gender question in the beginning of the survey? Thanks, Devayani _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/