We explore the developmental origins of intervention against gender-based pay inequality in 4- to 9-year-old children in the United States (N = 123; Study 1) and Peru (N = 115; Study 2), two countries characterized by different norms surrounding gender pay equity. We presented children with scenarios that featured gender-based pay inequality, and they could intervene at a cost to redistribute the earnings. We examined whether children favor equality or show gender bias in intervention depending on the direction of gender pay inequality. Across both societies, both girls and boys intervened against gender inequality regardless of its direction, a tendency that grew stronger with age. These findings suggest that despite developing in societies with existing gender pay inequalities, children strongly privilege equality.

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美国和秘鲁的儿童为纠正基于性别的不平等付出了代价

我们探讨了针对美国（N  = 123；研究 1）和秘鲁（N = 115; 研究 2)，两个国家的特点是围绕性别薪酬公平的不同规范。我们向儿童展示了基于性别的薪酬不平等的情景，他们可以付出代价进行干预以重新分配收入。我们根据性别薪酬不平等的方向研究了儿童在干预中是赞成平等还是表现出性别偏见。在这两个社会中，女孩和男孩都在干预性别不平等，无论其方向如何，这种趋势随着年龄的增长而变得更加强烈。这些调查结果表明，尽管在存在性别薪酬不平等的社会中发展，儿童仍然强烈地享有平等权。