Make it Safe at Night or Teach Women to Fight? Sexism Predicts Views on Men’s and Women’s Responsibility to Reduce Men’s Violence Toward Women

The current study explores associations among sexism, gender, and support for two approaches to reduce men’s violence toward women targeting (a) behavior male (b) women’s so that they can avoid violence. between sexism these interventions were examined in 21,937 participants the New Zealand Attitudes Values Survey. For both men, hostility nontraditional (hostile sexism) was associated with lower men against women. To a lesser degree, stronger attitudes who adhere traditional feminine roles should be rewarded (benevolent greater In contrast, hostile benevolent positively These complex nuanced relationships could suggest perpetuates idea are responsible keeping themselves safe from while excusing accountability. This possibility has implications addressing how society best engaged campaign