Measures of implicit associations reveal that men, more than women, are implicitly associated with science, maths, career, hierarchy and high authority. In contrast, women, more than men, are implicitly associated with the liberal arts, family and domesticity, egalitarianism and low authority.
Implicit associations have been in the news quite a lot, usually in the form of implicit bias or racism, thanks to Black Lives Matter. I believe Hillary Clinton acknowledged its existence during the 2016 election, for which she was richly rewarded by all of society... or not.
Regardless, implicit associations are just crucial in understanding how we behave and act in the world. I would love to think that I treat everyone equally but there is no doubt in my mind, sadly, that I treat women differently to men, and black people differently to white people, usually in negative ways. All we can do is try harder and realise that it exists.
(I do wonder, incidentally, whether pervasive cameras and sensors will blow open the doors on implicit bias. Imagine you had a perfect transcript of every meeting and conversation, and you discovered that women were speaking far less than men, or that you interrupted women more often. Or even further, if you could see that you looked at women differently than men. The data can't lie.)
