Women make up about half of the US workforce but fewer than 15% of corporate officers and
5% of CEOs. Much popular discussion about this disparity focuses on unconscious bias …

In the United States, women are increasingly praised for having excellent skills for
leadership and, in fact, women, more than men, manifest leadership styles associated with …

This study explored possible underpinnings of findings from earlier research in which
women's overall leadership competence was less favorably evaluated than men's. The …

As the number of women in management roles increases and organizations place a greater
emphasis on diversity, a subsequent change in perceptions of women as leader‐like is …

This study investigated characteristics which distinguish women who choose traditional as
opposed to non‐traditional careers and who function at differing occupational levels. 156 …

Elite‐level leaders in business and government make significant and far‐reaching decisions
influencing many facets of society. However, relatively few of these powerful positions are …

This study was undertaken to discover working public thoughts about roles of United States
women in leadership positions and to test the relationship between managerial leadership …

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 …

Observes that over the past two decades a body of literature on perceived differences in the
management skills of men and women has emerged. Demonstrates, in a detailed …

This study responds to a deficiency of research on military leadership gender differences in
spite of widespread interest in women in the military in policymaking and academic circles of …