Motivated to express: Salience of oppression toward other women encourages women’s self-expression

Women’s oppression undermines and inhibits women but may also prompt an enterprising reaction. In this paper, three studies explored the extent to which respond awareness of other with increased desire for self-expression, a reactive constructive response. Study 1 reactions two forms women’s oppression: restricted self-expression economic opportunities. Women reported self-express after exposure either form oppression, as compared control group. 2 British stories woman versus man being oppressed, finding former group wrote more words about unrelated, timely consequential topic (Brexit). Finally, 3 replicated effect greater exposed furthermore identified indirect through reactance. Findings are discussed in relation identity, reactance, implications current rights movements.