Blog Sree Vijaykumar | From the Editor's Desk For the first time in history, a woman is about to become the most powerful person in the world. At Fortune 500 companies, fewer than 1 in 20 CEOs are women. What explains the dearth of women in top leadership positions? Is it bias, a lack of role models, the old boy's club? Sure. But it goes even deeper. Research suggests women are trapped in a paradox that is deeply embedded in our culture. "The female gender role is based on the stereotype that women are nice and kind and compassionate," says social psychologist Alice Eagly. By contrast, she says, "in a leadership role, one is expected to take charge and sometimes at least demonstrate toughness, be very assertive in bringing an organization forward, fire people, etc. So what's a woman to do? Be nice and kind and friendly, as our gender stereotypes about women require? Or be tough and decisive, as our stereotypes about leadership demand? More here
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