Women’s Microaggressions Scale (WoMenS): A Comprehensive Sexism Scale

“Women’s Microaggressions Scale (WoMenS): A Comprehensive Sexism Scale,” authors Elisa Miyake, Lydia HaRim Ahn, Alisia G.T.T. Tran, and Annabelle L. Atkin, developed the Women’s Microaggressions Scale (WoMenS) based on gender microaggressions theory. Two studies were conducted with findings that demonstrated the scale can be used as one general factor to test for microaggressions against women or as eight specific factors related to gender microaggressions. The study also provided evidence of women’s experiences with gender microaggressions. Copyright: 2025

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• Recognize the contemporary forms of sexism and their psychological consequences.
• Describe the WoMenS scale for assessing sexism and microaggressions and its components.
• Summarize study one, the exploratory factor analysis study and its results.
• Summarize study two, the confirmatory factor analysis study and its results.
• Assess the limitations of the scale, implications for theory, practice, education and training, advocacy, and research.

• Elisa Miyake, Lydia HaRim Ahn, and Alisia G.T.T. Tran, School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University
• Annabelle L. Atkin, Department of Human Development and Family Science, Purdue University

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