In an experiment where some women were exposed to benevolent sexism and others were exposed to hostile sexism, it was found that the women exposed to hostile sexism were more likely to participate in collective action (signing a petition to hire more female professors). What is the explanation for these effects?

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Women exposed to hostile sexism were more likely to participate in collective action because they had a lower gender system justification score. This means that they were less likely to accept and justify the current unequal gender system, and were more motivated to take action to change it.

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