Harsher on Male? Evaluating LLMs on Gender-Asymmetric Moral Framing Across Diverse Conflict Scenarios

In three linesGAMA-Bench, a benchmark of 1,298 paired scenarios, reveals systematic asymmetry: LLMs apply harsher response standards to male actors than female actors for identical misconduct. Male actors receive more punitive and blame-centered framing, while female actors receive therapeutic and empathy-oriented responses. The pattern persists across 10 models and all scenario types.

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