Female leaders display at least equally effective behaviors as male leaders, but female
leaders are still underrepresented in leadership positions. Furthermore, it is more difficult for …

Abstract; The role that gender plays in contributing to effective leadership is still a critical
area to understand. Women are still underrepresented in senior management and …

Purpose Role congruity theory and gender stereotypes research suggests men are
expected to engage in agentic behavior and women in communal behavior as leaders, and …

There is no topic with more profound implications for gender equality than leadership.
Gender equality cannot be attained until women and men share leadership equally. With …

Though increasing numbers of women are entering the workforce, a disproportionate
number of women are placed into upper level management positions. Social role and role …

This chapter will link perceptions of leadership and gender to career development in
organizations. The growing number of women in the workforce has not led to a similar …

Despite years of evidence showing that men are typically considered to be more appropriate
and effective in leadership positions than women, a recent debate has emerged over the …

There is a large and growing body of work on gender on leadership, but this literature
remains fragmented and incomplete, due in part to insufficient attention paid to nuances of …

Despite evidence that men are typically perceived as more appropriate and effective than
women in leadership positions, a recent debate has emerged in the popular press and …

Women have historically been underrepresented in leadership positions across private and
public organizations around the globe. Gender inequality and gender discrimination remain …