The document discusses research on gender differences in leadership abilities. Early research found men were more often in leadership positions and stereotyped as better leaders, while women were rarely seen in senior roles. However, as more women have entered the workforce and management over the past two decades, stereotypes have started to change. The research is still inconclusive, as some studies found small gender differences in leadership styles while others found gender does not affect leadership abilities. More recent research indicates people may perceive men and women leaders as more effective when they conform to traditional gender roles.

1. Women’s vs. men’s
leadership abilities
Students: Pascu Robert
Dumitru Andrei
Margaritescu Alin

2. We’ve all heard the claims, the theories, and the speculation about the ways
leadership styles vary between women and men. Our latest survey data puts
some hard numbers into the mix.
Research has been undertaken to examine whether or not there are sex
differences in leadership. Until recently, leadership positions have
predominantly been held by men and men were therefore stereotyped to be
more effective leaders. Women were rarely seen in senior leadership
positions leading to a lack of data on how they behave in such positions.
However, due to current research and women becoming more prevalent in
the workforce over the past two decades, especially in management and
leadership positions, these stereotypes are changing and various conclusions
about gender effects on leadership are being made.

3. • The data from the primary literature on this topic is
inconclusive as the two main lines of research contradict one
another, the first being that there are small, but nevertheless
significant sex differences in leadership and the second being
that gender does not have an effect on leadership. It is
difficult to determine which line of research has more validity
as there is no conclusive evidence that supports one more
than the other. More research needs to be conducted as more
women are entering into higher level leadership positions and
as better research methodology becomes available.

4. • When studying perception and effectiveness of
men and women in leadership, in multiple
studies, found that men and women are
perceived better by subordinates and are seen as
more effective leaders when in positions in
accordance to traditional gender roles. A meta-
analysis conducted later yielded similar results in
which men and women are both perceived as
more effective leaders in stereotypical roles and
both are found ineffective in non-traditional roles

5. • Alice Eagly, a frontrunner in the research on
gender differences in leadership, found
through multiple studies that differences
between men and women are small and that
the overlap is considerable

6. • Bibliography
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.google.ro