Purpose–Theory suggests gender bias in leadership occurs through a cognitive mismatch
between thoughts of women and leaders. As leadership incorporates more feminine …

The authors contribute to the ongoing debate about the existence of a female leadership
advantage by specifying contextual factors that moderate the likelihood of the emergence of …

The disparity between the success of male and female leaders may result from the
incongruity between the female sex role and the leadership role. We provide an in-depth test …

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 …

Abstract University women (N= 188) of varying ages (19–53) and work experience
described their behavioral expectations of an effective male and female leader for levels of …

This meta-analysis examined the extent to which stereotypes of leaders are culturally
masculine. The primary studies fit into 1 of 3 paradigms:(a) In Schein's (1973) think manager …

The present study of 60,470 women and men examined evaluations of participants' current
managers as well as their preferences for male and female managers, in general. A cross …

Using a predominantly male research and development (R&D) sample and a predominantly
female customer service personnel sample, we investigated how authoritarian and …

This research focuses on female underrepresentation in managerial positions. Specifically,
two studies examine gender‐typing for managerial roles in Spain using ratings for real and …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to empirically explore the perceptions of leader
effectiveness and preference on gender and leadership style. Design/methodology …