Woman Administration

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assertive, competitive, daring, and courageous; Carli & Eagly, 1999). "Agency" is the dominant label in the male stereotype, whereas "communality" is the attribute most assigned to females. Typical male leaders are said to emphasize goal attainment, whereas their female counterparts emphasize social relationships (Ashmore, DelBoca, & Wohlers, 1986).
Whether or not leaders are seen as successful depends heavily on followers' implicit theories on leadership (Bass, 1990). There is strong evidence for the existence of a leadership prototype. This prototype of a "good leader" was found to be cloaked in masculine terms. Extensive research of Schein (2001) confirmed, on an international level, the hypotheses that managers are perceived to possess characteristics commonly ascribed to men. Whereas men are perceived as meeting prototypical characteristics, women are expected to be different .
The aspiration to be successful or trying to fit into the image of a leader prototype puts pressure on women to adopt "a masculine style" (Eagly & Johnson, 1990; Garding...