The current study explores associations among sexism, gender, and support for two approaches to reduce men’s violence toward women targeting (a) men’s behavior to reduce male violence toward women and (b) women’s behavior so that they can avoid male violence. The associations between sexism and support for these two interventions were examined in 21,937 participants in the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Survey. For both women and men, hostility toward nontraditional women (hostile sexism) was associated with lower support for targeting men to reduce men’s violence against women. To a lesser degree, stronger attitudes that women who adhere to traditional feminine roles should be rewarded (benevolent sexism) were associated with greater support for targeting men to reduce men’s violence. In contrast, both hostile and benevolent sexism were positively associated with support for targeting women to avoid men’s violence. These complex and nuanced relationships could suggest that sexism perpetuates the idea that women are responsible for keeping themselves safe from men’s violence while excusing men from accountability. This possibility has implications for addressing how society can be best engaged in the campaign against men’s violence toward women.

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确保夜间安全还是教女性打架？性别歧视预测男性和女性有责任减少男性对女性的暴力行为的观点

当前的研究探讨了性别歧视、性别和支持两种减少男性对女性暴力行为的方法之间的关联，目标是 (a) 男性行为以减少男性对女性的暴力行为和 (b) 女性行为，以便他们可以避免男性暴力行为。在新西兰态度和价值观调查的 21,937 名参与者中检查了性别歧视与对这两种干预措施的支持之间的关联。对于女性和男性而言，对非传统女性的敌意（敌意性别歧视）与针对男性以减少男性对女性的暴力行为的支持率较低有关。在较小程度上，坚持传统女性角色的女性应该得到奖励的强烈态度（仁慈的性别歧视）与更多支持以男性为目标以减少男性暴力有关。相比之下，敌意和仁慈的性别歧视都与支持以女性为目标以避免男性暴力行为呈正相关。这些复杂而微妙的关系可能表明，性别歧视使女性有责任保护自己免受男性暴力，同时又免除男性的责任的观念永久存在。这种可能性对解决社会如何才能最好地参与反对男性对女性的暴力行为具有影响。