Social psychological research has sought to understand and mitigate the psychological barriers that block women's interest, performance, and advancement in male-dominated, agentic roles (e.g., science, technology, engineering, and math). Research has not, however, correspondingly examined men's underrepresentation in communal roles, traditionally occupied by women (e.g., careers in health care, early childhood education, and domestic roles including child care). In this article, we seek to provide a roadmap for research on this underexamined inequality by (a) outlining the benefits of increasing men's representation in communal roles; (b) reviewing cultural, evolutionary, and historical perspectives on the asymmetry in status assigned to men's and women's roles; and (c) articulating the role of gender stereotypes in creating social and psychological barriers to men's interest and inclusion in communal roles. We argue that promoting equal opportunities for both women and men requires a better understanding of the psychological barriers to men's involvement in communal roles.

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未审慎的不平等：男性参与社区角色的文化和心理障碍。

社会心理学研究试图理解和减轻阻碍女性在男性主导的代理角色（例如科学，技术，工程和数学）中的兴趣，表现和地位提升的心理障碍。但是，研究并未相应地考察男性在传统上由女性担任的公共角色中所占的比例偏低（例如，从事卫生保健的职业，幼儿教育以及包括育儿在内的家庭角色）。在本文中，我们试图通过以下方式为研究不足的不平等现象提供研究路线图：（a）概述增加男性在公共角色中的代表权的好处；（b）审查关于分配给男女角色的地位不对称的文化，进化和历史观点；（c）阐明性别定型观念在为男子的兴趣和参与公共角色创造社会和心理障碍方面的作用。我们认为，促进男女机会均等需要更好地理解男人参与公共角色的心理障碍。