One of the popular reasons given for differential treatment of women in management stems
from stereotyping females as ineffective leaders. Thirty-two female leadership studies were …

The article examines the literature on research into leadershipstyles and gender: the results
are conflicting and do not support theassumption that there are stereotypical masculine and …

ABSTRACT THETOPIC OF GENDER DIFFERENCES in leadership style has been of great
interest to researchers in the fields of psychology, management, and sociology, especially in …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to review six different ways that have been used to
“see the elephant” that constitutes the intersection of sex, gender, and leadership …

The relationship between sex role stereotypes and characteristics perceived as necessary
for management success was examined among 497 male and 328 female management …

Research comparing the leadership styles of women and men is reviewed, and evidence is
found for both the presence and the absence of differences between the sexes. In contrast to …

Studies of how managerial women are perceived in the workplace, as compared with men,
have been concerned mostly with entry and middle levels of management. Surprisingly, little …

While some women have emerged as leaders within contemporaryorganizations, they
occupy one‐third of managerial and professorialpositions in Canada while composing …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a literature review of current trends with
regard to women in leadership positions. Women are increasingly reported as having …

There has been a considerable increase in the proportion of women managers in recent
years, from 21% in 1976 to 46% in 1999, and a call for “feminine leadership” to capitalize on …