Sex, gender, and the US presidency: Ready for a female President?

Gender in Management: An International Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 394-407

  Powell, Gary N ^a   Butterfield, D Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Gender stereotypes; Leader prototypes; Political leadership; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052613419     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542411111164894     Document Type: Article

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