Although leader role expectations appear to have become relatively more compatible with
stereotypically feminine attributes like empathy, women continue to be highly …

The current research challenges the assumption that the presence of women in leadership
positions will automatically “break the glass ceiling” for other women. We contend that it is …

Introduction Previous research often examined gender stereotypes in leadership with ratings
on predetermined gendered characteristics concerning leaders' agency and communality …

Previous research has demonstrated that social stereotypes associated with women's
gender can preclude them from leadership positions. It remains unclear whether these …

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 …

Women have made considerable inroads into the workforce but remain underrepresented in
leadership positions. Even though studies show that men and women hardly differ in their …

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 …

Recently, leadership theorists have commonly suggested that leaders should demonstrate
new, arguably feminine, leadership behaviors. This contrasts with traditional stereotypes of …

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

We address complexities on gender role theory and trait analyses of leadership to explain
how sex and gender interrelate to produce asymmetric effects on different leadership …