Women wearing hijabs in news stories may be judged negatively

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - 17:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Women wearing a veil or headscarf in the United States may face harsher social judgement, according to a study by Penn State researchers that found when given the same information in a news story, some people may consider a woman wearing a headscarf to be more likely to have committed a crime.

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