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| Author: | Lucas, J. W. |
| Title: | Status Processes and the Institutionalization of Women as Leaders |
| Journal: | American Sociological Review
2003 : JUN, VOL. 68:3, p. 464-480 |
| Index terms: | STATUS WOMEN LEADERSHIP SOCIOLOGY GENDER |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Socially disadvantaged individuals often encounter resistance when they rise to high-status positions. For example, women, according to status characteristics theory, will be disadvantaged relative to men in social interactions, other things being equal. Institutionalizing women as leaders may overcome such disadvantages. Drawing from status characteristics and institutional theories, it is predicted that institutionalization of female leadership can reduce the influence gap between women and men by legitimating structures of female leadership. Results of an experiment conducted to test this idea show that, as predicted, male leaders attained higher influence than did female leaders, and leaders appointed on ability attained higher influence than did randomly assigned leaders. |
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