Agentic Women and Communal Leadership: How Role Prescriptions Confer Advantage to Top Women Leaders

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 221-235

  Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby ^a   Tost, Leigh Plunkett ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

agentic and communal traits; female leader advantage; gender and leadership; role congruity; stereotype content

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PREJUDICE; STEREOTYPING; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949603355     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018204     Document Type: Article

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