The document discusses research on potential differences in leadership abilities between women and men. The data is inconclusive as the two main lines of research contradict each other, with one finding small but significant sex differences and the other finding that gender does not affect leadership. Additionally, studies have found that men and women are perceived as more effective leaders when they conform to traditional gender roles. A leading researcher concluded that any differences between male and female leadership styles are small, with considerable overlap.

1. Women’s vs. men’sWomen’s vs. men’s
leadership abilitiesleadership abilities
Students:Students:
Ruseanu GeorgianaRuseanu Georgiana
Necula AlexandraNecula Alexandra
Grupa: 8213Grupa: 8213
Teacher:
Frumuselu Mihai

3. We’ve all heard the claims, theWe’ve all heard the claims, the
theories, and the speculation about thetheories, and the speculation about the
ways leadership styles vary betweenways leadership styles vary between
women and men. Our latest surveywomen and men. Our latest survey
data puts some hard numbers into thedata puts some hard numbers into the
mix. Research has been undertaken tomix. Research has been undertaken to
examine whether or not there are sexexamine whether or not there are sex
differences in leadership.differences in leadership.

4.  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 toIt is difficult to
determine which linedetermine which line
of research hasof research has
more validity asmore validity as
there is nothere is no
conclusive evidenceconclusive evidence
that supports onethat supports one
more than the other.more than the other.

5. When studying perception andWhen studying perception and
effectiveness of men andeffectiveness of men and
women in leadership, inwomen in leadership, in
multiple studies, found that menmultiple studies, found that men
and women are perceivedand women are perceived
better by subordinates and arebetter by subordinates and are
seen as more effective leadersseen as more effective leaders
when in positions inwhen in positions in
accordance to traditionalaccordance to traditional
gender roles. A meta-analysisgender roles. A meta-analysis
conducted later yielded similarconducted later yielded similar
results in which men andresults in which men and
women are both perceived aswomen are both perceived as
more effective leaders inmore effective leaders in
stereotypical roles and both arestereotypical roles and both are
found ineffective in non-found ineffective in non-

6. Alice Eagly, a frontrunner in theAlice Eagly, a frontrunner in the
research on gender differences inresearch on gender differences in
leadership, found through multipleleadership, found through multiple
studies that differences between menstudies that differences between men
and women are small and that theand women are small and that the
overlap is considerable.overlap is considerable.

7. BibliographyBibliography
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differenchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differenc
es_in_leadershipes_in_leadership