Gendered Language in Teacher Reviews

This interactive chart lets you explore the words used to describe male and female teachers in about 14 million reviews from ratemyprofessor.com. It reveals unconscious biases based on gender – for example, male professors are more likely to be described as “brilliant,” “awesome,” and “knowledgeable,” while women are “bossy,” “annoying,” and “beautiful” or “ugly.” This article discusses more about the chart and gender stereotypes.