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Gender Roles, Social Thinking and Normative Aspects: A Pilot Study among Gabonese Women Drivers

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  • Sandrine Gaymard

    (Department of Psychology, LPPL, University of Angers, France)

  • Nélia Dionzou

    (Department of Psychology, LPPL, University of Angers, France)

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In recent years, the emancipation of Gabonese women has gained momentum. Thanks to the launch of the African Women’s Decade in 2010, Gabon is implementing initiatives to empower Gabonese women. Access to driving is one of these initiatives. In the field of social thinking, the study of normative models highlights the ability of respondents to substitute for others and the influence of reference models. The objectives of this pilot study are to see how the models evolve and if it is possible to identify this autonomy in social thinking. A test of alternative choices based on eight pairs of stereotyped normative propositions (the inegalitarian vs. egalitarian model or valuing women) was submitted to a group of 41 Gabonese female drivers. The results show that these women make, on average, egalitarian choices, while they attribute more inegalitarian choices to their parents and male drivers. Regression analysis shows that parental and male drivers’ variables do not contribute to the model. The results are discussed in the context of existing research.

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  • Sandrine Gaymard & Nélia Dionzou, 2024. "Gender Roles, Social Thinking and Normative Aspects: A Pilot Study among Gabonese Women Drivers," European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 4(3), pages 20-26, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:social:v:4:y:2024:i:3:id:18552
    DOI: 10.24018/ejsocial.2024.4.3.552
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