Andy’s Quick Hits (53): Surprising Results Showing When Women are Perceived as More Effective Leaders than Men
I’ve written and spoken extensively on unconscious bias and gender stereotypes — and even though some of these, are, and should be outdated, many still persist.
One of these is that “women are too emotional” for senior leadership positions. I’ve seen many very emotional male leaders in senior leadership positions, and have seen some of the worst emotional decision making in men — that’s another topic for another day.
But this recent paper published came up with some surprise results and conditions in which women can be seen as more effective leaders.
What emotions make leaders seem more effective?
First off, Thomas Sy and Daan Knippenberg of the University of California asked participants what emotions they considered made effective or ineffective leaders. And they identified six emotional schemas in two groups.
Effective leadership was associated with:
