Narcissistic Women Favor Sexism

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Women who feel entitled more likely to endorse benevolent sexism, study finds.

Duh, people.  My adoptive mother could have been Exhibit A.

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That's interesting. I've always wondered about the astonishing sexism of my grandmother, and up to a point, this idea would help explain it. She was certainly very vain and self-centred. Her sexism was truly astounding, but her mother appears to have been a very strong, independent woman (I never met her, but she sounds that way), and her mother certainly was. My grandfather didn't encourage her beliefs either, as he was very careful to ensure that their daughter (my mother) didn't grow up sharing them.

Having said that, the article identifies two types of sexism, benevolent and hostile, and refers to narcissism encouraging the former. My grandmother definitely came into the latter camp though. She firmly believed that men are more intelligent than women, and wanted nothing to do with female doctors. She also greatly opposed the idea of female priests, on the grounds that they wouldn't be able to do the job as well. As I said, astounding. It's possible that she may have somehow cultivated the idea of women needing special care to extremes, though.

Interesting notion, anyway.