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“PRIVILEGE IS INVISIBLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE IT”: SOME EVIDENCE THAT MEN

UNDERESTIMATE THE MAGNITUDE OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN INCOME

METHODOLOGY

Participants

The researcher used 314 participants in the study. Six of the participants were eliminated for
the following reasons, including one person who was under the age of 18. Two participants were
disqualified for failing to indicate their gender (male or female). Three participants were removed
for failing to report the estimated wage gaps between men and women. Given that gender is a
binary variable in the current study, the two participants who did not indicate whether they were
male or female were disqualified from the data analysis. 51% (n = 156) females and 49% (n = 152)
males made up the remaining sample. (M = 31, SD = 12) , the participants' ages ranged from 18 to 80.

Materials

The researcher used a cross-sectional design approach, Participants responses to a


questionnaire were used to calculate variables. An open-ended question asking participants to
specify their gender was used to measure gender. Since gender identity was the primary predictor in
the current investigation, those who did not identify as male or female were not included in the data
analysis that followed. The codes for being male and female respectively were 0 and 1, respectively.

The dependent variable used to test the first hypothesis was the degree of absolute deviance
in estimation of income differences between men and women. The dependent variable used to test
the second hypothesis was the degree of underestimation of income differences between men and
women.

Procedure

Online forums and several campus locations at Sweden's Lund University and Malmö
University were used to find participants. In online recruitment, participants completed a web-based
questionnaire, and in campus recruitment, participants completed a paper-and-pencil form. Both the
web-based and paper-and-pencil versions of the questionnaires had the exact same questions. The
study was carried out in conformity with the American Psychological Association's guidelines for
ethical behavior in psychological research. All participants in the study gave their informed consent
before beginning. Anonymity, confidentiality, and the ability to withdraw at any time were all
assured to all participants.

KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY , CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

Key Findings of The Study

The study use two independent samples t-tests to test the research hypothesis. The first
hypothesis, the dependent variable was absolute deviance in estimation of the magnitude of income
differences between men and women. The result of the study shows that men are less accurate in
estimating the magnitude of income differences. The second hypothesis the dependent variable was
underestimation of the magnitude of income differences between men and women. The t-test
shows that compared to women (M = 116.45, SD = 95.12), men (M =181.52, SD = 88.64)
underestimated income differences significantly more.

Conclusion

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between gender and inaccurate
perceptions of the size of the wage gap between men and women. The study shows that men are
more likely to separate fro, reality of income differences compared to women. They also
miscalculated the magnitude of income disparities to a larger extent. The result provides new
information to the future researcher about the relationship between gender and income disparities.

Recommendation

An inaccurate perception of the size of the wage gaps between men and women could
potentially influence people to accept programs they otherwise would not. The researcher of the
study encourage future researcher to study efforts on how to lessen the mismatch between
perception and reality because more understanding of how and why people mistake the size of
income differences is not only of incredible scientific worth but also useful.

CITITATION

Mårtensson, E., Björklund, F., & Bäckström, M. (2019). “Privilege is invisible to those who have it”:
Some evidence that men underestimate the magnitude of gender differences in income. Current
Research in Social Psychology, 27, 1–8. https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/9a83087b-fb23-4eee-8214-
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How does this research study relate to the areas of concern of sociology?

The study examined how differently perceived gender inequalities in income vary by gender.
According to the researcher's theory, males are more likely than women to misjudge and
underestimate the size of gender-based wage gaps.

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