From: Daily Mail
Queen bee syndrome: Women are warned to steer clear of female bosses if they want to rise through the ranks
July 20, 2011
Daily Mail:
Powerful businesswomen block the rise of other women in the company due to sexism in the workplace, a new study shows.
Psychologists have studied so-called ‘queen bee’ behaviour where top women distance themselves from other women and refuse to help them rise through the ranks.
They concluded that when women were aware of gender bias at work, they were more likely to act like men and distance themselves from women.
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