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Leading While Female: Prepare for Backlash
Women leaders who show dominance may face backlash — but data suggest that implicit forms of dominance, such as body language or facial expressions, may not harm women’s status.
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The Creativity Bias against Women
Scientific American: More than ever, creativity has become a hot commodity in the workplace. Businesses compete ferociously for new ideas, and Silicon Valley — with its extreme focus on innovation — is the current bright
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Even Women Think Men Are More Creative
Harvard Business Review: The Research: Devon Proudfoot, a PhD candidate at Duke, and her colleagues Aaron Kay and Christy Koval performed several studies of gender bias and creativity. In one, subjects rated how central certain
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Boys and Girls, Constrained by Toys and Costumes
The New York Times: A web search for Halloween costumes of scientists produces only boys wearing lab coats and goggles. A search for nursing costumes turns up girls in skirts with stethoscopes. Cats and cupcakes
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The Leadership Style That Can Make Men Look Inferior
Asking for help can improve decision-making, but also prompt others to question your competence, especially if you’re a man.
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Men More Likely to Be Seen as ‘Creative Thinkers’
Findings suggest that the work and achievements of men tend to be evaluated as more creative than similar work and achievements produced by women.
