Fatima Tresh
Endorsing and reinforcing gender and age stereotypes: The negative effect on self-rated leadership potential for women and older workers
Tresh, Fatima; Steeden, Ben; de Moura, Georgina Randsley; Leite, Ana C.; Swift, Hannah J.; Player, Abigail
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Ben Steeden
Georgina Randsley de Moura
Ana C. Leite
Hannah J. Swift
Abigail Player
Abstract
Previous research has examined the impact of stereotypes on outcomes such as career progression and hiring decisions. We present a novel approach to examine the role of stereotypes in predicting self-rated leadership potential across gender and age groups. This research sheds light on the impact of leadership-incongruent and detrimental stereotypes about one's gender and age, for women and older workers, on self-ratings of leadership potential. Across three studies (total N = 640), correlational and experimental evidence shows differential effects of stereotypes about women (vs. men) and older (vs. younger) people on self-ratings of their own leadership potential. Results suggest that both gender and age stereotypes affect older workers more than their younger counterparts (Study 1). Specifically, effects on self-rated leadership potential at the intersectional level show that endorsement of stereotypes has opposite effects on older women to younger men (Study 1). Furthermore, stereotyped workplace cultures impacted women's and older worker's perceptions of job fit (Studies 2 and 3), also extending to job appeal for older workers (Study 3). Results are discussed in terms of career implications for both women and older workers, with a particular focus on older women, whose intersecting identities are leadership stereotype-incongruent.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 12, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 18, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2019 |
Deposit Date | May 14, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | May 14, 2021 |
Journal | Frontiers in Psychology |
Electronic ISSN | 1664-1078 |
Publisher | Frontiers Media |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Article Number | 688 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00688 |
Keywords | General Psychology |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6969256 |
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