@article{ref1,
title="The f word: is feminism incompatible with beauty and romance?",
journal="Psychology of women quarterly",
year="2007",
author="Rudman, Laurie A. and Fairchild, Kimberly",
volume="31",
number="2",
pages="125-136",
abstract="Three studies examined the predictive utility of heterosexual relationship concerns vis-à-vis support for feminism. Study 1 showed that beauty is perceived to be at odds with feminism, for both genders. The stereotype that feminists are unattractive was robust, but fully accounted for by romance-related attributions. Moreover, more attractive female participants (using self-ratings) showed decreased feminist orientations, compared with less attractive counterparts. Study 2 compared romantic conflict with the lesbian feminist stereotype and found more support for romantic conflict as a negative predictor of support for feminism and women's civil rights. Study 3 showed that beliefs about an incompatibility between feminism and sexual harmony negatively predicted support for feminism and women's civil rights. In concert, the findings indicate that a marriage between research on romantic relationships and the factors underlying sexism is overdue for understanding gender inequities.<p />",
language="",
issn="0361-6843",
doi="10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00346.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2007.00346.x"
}