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Even when controlling for quality of performance, women leaders and managers receive lower evaluations than their male counterparts [28] [29] Unless in a feminine setting, women must display “greater evidence of skill than men to be considered equally competent.” [3]: 108 Studies show that women exert more influence with men when they ...
Women and men have been surveyed by Gallup each year concerning workplace topics, and when questioned about preferences of a female boss or a male boss, women chose a preference for a male boss 39% of the time, compared to 26% of men displaying preference for a male boss. Only 27% of females would prefer a boss of the same gender.
In 2003, a meta-analysis was conducted by Eagly, Johannesen-Schmidt, and Van Engen that compared male and female managers on measures of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles; their findings emphasized the results of their previous study.
However, the quota may not have altered the way women progress through organizations. In 2013, Norway's public companies had 41% female board representation but women made up only 5.8% of general managers at the public companies. [84] In the same year, at the CEO level, only 6% of listed companies in Norway had a female CEO. [85]
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According to a 1998 study, in the eyes of some employees, women in middle management are perceived to lack the courage, leadership, and drive that male managers appear to have, [76] despite female middle managers achieving results on par with their male counterparts in terms of successful projects and achieving results for their employing ...
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Thailand has the highest proportion of female CEOs in the world, with 30 percent of companies employing female CEOs, followed by the People's Republic of China, with 19 percent. [2] In the European Union the figure is 9 percent and in the United States it is 5 percent. [2] In 2024, 10.4% of the CEOs at companies in the Fortune 500 were female. [3]