Nothing Changes, Really: Why Women Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling End Up Reinforcing It

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 638-651

  Faniko, Klea ^a,b   Ellemers, Naomi ^a   Derks, Belle ^a   Lorenzi Cioldi, Fabio ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

gender quotas; glass ceiling; Queen Bee phenomenon

Indexed keywords

BEE; CAREER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGER; NONHUMAN; QUEEN (INSECT); ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; SEXISM;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEXISM;

EID: 85018974753     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167217695551     Document Type: Article

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