Jessica Rodriguez, & Dr. Lindsey Trimble O’Connor
The Latinx community in the United States constitutes a vibrant and diverse population that has historically faced various social and economic challenges, including disparities in educational attainment and gender based inequalities. Past literature has shed light on the common patterns seen in gender attitudes and nativity status; a common finding is that American women and men usually hold more egalitarian gender beliefs compared to Latinx. However, socioeconomic status has yet been recognized as a critical factor influencing various aspects of Latinx individuals’ lives, including attitudes and beliefs. Understanding the intersection between SES and gender role attitudes among Latinx individuals is essential for
comprehending the complexities of gender ideology within this population. I
proposed the research question of: How does one’s socioeconomic status affect Latinx individual’s adherence to conservative or egalitarian gender role attitudes, and I hypothesized: Latinx who have higher socioeconomic status hold more egalitarian gender attitudes compared to those with lower socioeconomic status. For this study, I used secondary data analysis of the 2016 National Study of the Changing Workforce (NSCW), which I restricted to Latinx men and women of all ages who reside in the United States (N=209). I conducted an ANOVA test, and I found that there is no significant difference between socioeconomic status and egalitarian gender attitudes, and thus my hypothesis was not supported. Nonetheless, this study helps us better understand that socioeconomic status does not influence one’s gender attitudes.