Men sometimes withdraw support for gender equality movements when their higher gender
status is threatened. Here, we expand the focus of this phenomenon by examining it cross5 culturally, to test if both individual- and country-level variables predict men’s collective action
intentions to support gender equality. We tested a model in which men’s zero-sum beliefs about
gender predict reduced collective action intentions via an increase in hostile sexism. Because
country-level gender equality may threaten men’s higher gender status, we also examined
whether the path from zero-sum beliefs to collective action intentions was stronger in countries
higher in gender equality. Multilevel modeling on 6,781 men from 42 countries supported the
individual-level mediation model, but found no evidence of moderation by country-level gender
equality. Both country-level gender equality and individual-level zero-sum thinking
independently predicted reductions in men’s willingness to act collectively for gender equality.
Narodowe Centrum Nauki. Grant Number: 2017/26/M/HS6/00360, University of Brasilia. Grant Number: DPI / DIRPE n. 04/2019, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia. Grant Number: RTI2018‐093550‐B‐I00
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Thomas Murtagh
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