Causal attributions about feminine and leadership roles: A cross-cultural comparison

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 492-509

  Garcia Retamero, Rocio ^a,b   Làpez Zafra, Esther ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Causal attributions; Gender; Gender stereotypes; Leadership; Prejudice; Role congruity

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749095076     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022108330991     Document Type: Article

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