Bosak, Janine ORCID: 0000-0001-5701-6538 and Szczesny, Sabine (2011) Exploring the dynamics of incongruent beliefs about women and leaders. British Journal of Management, 22 (2). pp. 254-269. ISSN 1467-8551
Abstract
People tend to have similar beliefs about leaders and men but dissimilar beliefs about leaders and women. A decrease in this perceived incongruity between beliefs about women and leaders might follow from perceived changes in either or both of these stereotypes. In two experiments we investigated the dynamics of this stereotype incongruity by examining cross-temporal perceptions of change in women’s roles and leadership demands. In Experiment 1, participants judged a target group (leaders, men, or women) in a specified year in the past, the present, and the future with regard to gender-stereotypic traits. In Experiment 2, participants evaluated the same target groups in a future society in which the role distribution between the sexes was described as traditional, same-as-today, or equal. Altogether our findings indicate that the perceived incongruity between the leader stereotype and the female stereotype is a dynamic phenomenon. Participants’ beliefs indicated erosion of the perceived incongruity between leaders and women because of a perceived change in women’s roles. We discuss the implications of these beliefs for future social change.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Leadership; Management; Social perception; Gender stereotypes; Social roles |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Social psychology Social Sciences > Gender |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > DCU Business School |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2010.00731.x |
Copyright Information: | © 2011 Wiley. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 20700 |
Deposited On: | 10 Jul 2015 10:49 by Margaret Galuszynska . Last Modified 15 Mar 2019 10:22 |
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