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Understanding the Labyrinth
"The gender gap in leadership is a global phenomenon whereby women are disproportionately concentrated in lower-level and lower-authority leadership positions compared to men" (Northouse, 2022)."
Leadership Labyrinth
Leadership Labyrinth
Human Capital - Education, work experience, developmental opportunities, work-home conflict
Prejudice - Gender stereotypes, biased perception and evaluations, vulnerability and reactance, cross-pressures
Gender Differences - Style and effectiveness, commitment and motivation, self-promotion, negotiation traits
(Northouse, 2022)
The Double Bind
The Double Bind
According to Vedantam (2018), unconscious bias in regards to genders, knows as The Double Bind. There is a delicate balance between shew and puppet, too sweet or ice queen, and displaying too much or too little emotion.
Delicate balance
Consequences not working the balance
Shrew/Puppet
Too sweet/too much ice queen
Tread where not supposed to be
Displaying/Not displaying emotion
Not emotional/Too emotional
Competant/Cold
Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership Effectiveness
Individual Level - Promoting effective negotiations. se of effective leadership styles.
Interpersonal Level - Decreasing gender stereotypes.
Societal Level - Gender equity in domestic responsibilities.
Organizational Level - Diversifying leadership. Equity in maternity/paternity leave.
(Northouse, 2022)
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