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Gender Personality Characteristics Questionnaire Test

Understand your gender role attitudes and bias in about 11 minutes. With 60 items, it delivers clear insights for coaching, classes, training, or clinical support.

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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How the Scales are Structured

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4/8

Gender Bias (GB)

Measures the degree of negative attitudes and stereotyped assumptions toward people of another gender that may influence perceptions and behavior.

Low bias

Moderate bias

High bias

0 – 2: Low bias | 3 – 5: Moderate bias | 6 – 8: High bias

A score of 4 falls in the Moderate bias range, suggesting some gender-stereotyped assumptions may be present but are not strongly pronounced.

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7/11

Regarding Men (RM)

Measures the strength of a person’s stereotyped beliefs and expectations about men’s traits and social roles.

Low stereotyping

Moderate stereotyping

High stereotyping

0 – 3: Low stereotyping | 4 – 7: Moderate stereotyping | 8 – 11: High stereotyping

A score of 7 indicates a moderate level of stereotyped views about men, suggesting some traditional expectations may influence perceptions while still leaving room for flexibility.

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5/11

Stereotypes About Women (SAW)

Measures the degree to which a person endorses stereotypical beliefs about women’s traits, roles, and expected behaviors.

Low stereotypes

Moderate stereotypes

High stereotypes

0 – 3: Low stereotypes | 4 – 7: Moderate stereotypes | 8 – 11: High stereotypes

A score of 5 falls in the Moderate stereotypes range, suggesting a mixed view that includes some traditional expectations about women alongside more flexible attitudes.

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15/22

Gender Stereotypes (GS)

Measures how strongly a person endorses traditional beliefs about typical traits and roles of men and women.

Low

Moderate

High

0 – 7: Low | 8 – 14: Moderate | 15 – 22: High

A score of 15 falls in the High range, suggesting a stronger tendency to interpret behavior and roles through traditional gender-based expectations.

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30/39

Egalitarian (E)

Measures the extent to which a person endorses gender equality and rejects rigid, traditional gender roles.

More traditional

Mixed views

Strongly egalitarian

0 – 13: More traditional | 14 – 26: Mixed views | 27 – 39: Strongly egalitarian

A score of 30 falls in the Strongly egalitarian range, suggesting a clear preference for equal roles and fewer rigid expectations based on gender.

example score

11/39

Traditional (T)

Measures the extent to which a person endorses traditional gender roles and established norms about differences between men and women.

Low traditional

Moderate traditional

High traditional

0 – 13: Low traditional | 14 – 26: Moderate traditional | 27 – 39: High traditional

A score of 11 falls in the Low traditional range, suggesting relatively limited endorsement of traditional gender role expectations.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Students and trainees

41%OF USERS

They take it in classes or workshops to see how closely their views match traditional gender roles versus egalitarian ideas.

Counseling and therapy clients

33%OF USERS

They use it to uncover hidden biases affecting relationships, family dynamics, and everyday interactions.

Social sector professionals

26%OF USERS

They use it to quickly assess attitudes in youth or family work and plan targeted education or support.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Gender Biases (GB)

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1.6 — 4.3

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about men (am)

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1.3 — 4.8

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regarding women (rw)

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5.1 — 9

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Gender Stereotypes (GS)

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11.3

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7.5 — 15.2

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Egalitarian (E)

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16.3

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10.6 — 22

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Traditional (T)

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26.6

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19.7 — 33.6

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Complete agreement
- Somewhat agree
- Hard to say
- Somewhat disagree
- Complete disagreement
- Complete agreement
- More like agreement
- Hard to say
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
- Full agreement
- More like agreement
- Hard to say
- Rather disagree
- Complete disagreement

These are 3 of the 60 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Gender Personality Characteristics Questionnaire Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This questionnaire is designed to assess self-reported gender-related personality characteristics and attitudes. The Gender Personality Characteristics Questionnaire provides a structured way to describe endorsement of gender-role attributes and related beliefs in a standardized format.

The measure includes 60 items and typically takes about 11 minutes to complete. Items are generally rated using a fixed response scale, and scores are interpreted in relation to the individual’s pattern of responses; it was originally developed by Sandra L. Bem.

The Gender Personality Characteristics Questionnaire may be used in clinical, counseling, or research settings to support case formulation, facilitate discussion of gender-role expectations, and monitor change over time when appropriate. Results should be considered alongside clinical interview data and other relevant measures.

Author: Sandra L. Bem

Literature: Bem, S. L. The lenses of gender: Transforming the debate on sexual inequality. Yale University Press. 1993.