| 词条 | Portia Hypothesis |
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The Portia Hypothesis claims women with masculine-sounding names will be more successful in the legal profession than an otherwise identical counterpart. The hypothesis is named after William Shakespeare's character from the Merchant of Venice,[1] who disguises herself as a man so she can argue as a lawyer.[2] EvidenceA study of South Carolina judges by Bentley Coffey (Clemson University, Department of Economics) and Patrick McLaughlin (George Mason University, Mercatus Center) found evidence supporting the hypothesis.[3][4][5] References1. ^{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Adam |title=The Power of Names |url=https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-power-of-names |accessdate=19 October 2018 |work=The New Yorker |date=29 May 2013}} 2. ^{{cite news |last1=Delistraty |first1=Cody |title=Who Wins in the Name Game? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/07/who-wins-in-the-name-game/374912/ |accessdate=19 October 2018 |work=The Atlantic |date=30 July 2014}} 3. ^{{cite news |last1=Weiss |first1=Debra |title=Female Lawyers with Masculine Names May Have a Better Shot at Judgeships |url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/female_lawyers_with_masculine_names_may_have_a_better_shot_at_judgeships_st |accessdate=19 October 2018 |work=ABA Journal |date=3 September 2009}} 4. ^{{cite journal |last1=Coffey |first1=Bentley |last2=McLaughlin |first2=Patrick |title=Do Masculine Names Help Female Lawyers Become Judges? Evidence from South Carolina |journal=American Law and Economics Review |date=4 August 2009 |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=112-133 |doi=10.1093/aler/ahp008 |url=https://academic.oup.com/aler/article-abstract/11/1/112/199178 |accessdate=19 October 2018}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=Female lawyers with male names 'more successful' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/6491241/Female-lawyers-with-male-names-more-successful.html |accessdate=19 October 2018 |work=The Telegraph |date=2 November 2009}} 2 : Gender equality|Sociology of law |
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