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- Title
Gender Bias toward Supervisors' Empowering Leadership Behavior.
- Authors
Lutz, Heidi L.; Re, Tyler C.; Brandt, Julie A. Auckland; Garcia, Rachel
- Abstract
Gender bias continues to impact women's roles in the workplace with significantly fewer women in high-level leadership roles than men. In recent years, many workplaces have shifted from a traditional top-down management model to empowering leadership models focused on increasing the autonomy of employees. This study sought to identify if employees demonstrate gender bias related to empowering leadership behaviors. Forty-one individuals completed a survey that asked questions regarding their work history then identified supervisor images they associated with either positive, negative, or neutral examples of empowering leadership behavior, and finally completed a preference assessment for which supervisor they would prefer to work for or not to work for. Most participants selected the female supervisor image as representative of empowering leadership behavior. Additionally, despite employment histories with preference toward male supervisors, participants indicated a preference to work for female supervisors. Results of this study are discussed in relation to gender bias in the workplace and implications for employers and hiring managers.
- Subjects
SEX discrimination; SELF-efficacy; WOMEN'S roles; SUPERVISORS; LEADERSHIP in women; LEADERSHIP; AUTONOMY (Psychology)
- Publication
Behavior & Social Issues, 2023, Vol 32, Issue 2, p419
- ISSN
1064-9506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s42822-023-00141-6