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Why only few women make it to leadership roles
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IANS | 15 May, 2019
Employers tend to overlook women 's leadership potential, while men
benefit from the perception that they will grow into the role, says a
study.
Researchers carried out two experimental studies that
suggest that women have to demonstrate high performance in order to be
hired to senior roles.
By contrast, having potential was valued more highly than performance output in men.
"There
is much evidence that women are under-represented in leadership roles
and this has social, cultural and organisational impact.
"Our
research revealed an overlooked potential effect that exclusively
benefits men and hinders women who pursue leadership positions," said
Georgina Randsley de Moura, Professor at University of Kent in Britain.
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300 participants took part in the two studies. In an organisation
hiring simulation, participants were asked to view and rank the CVs of
female and male candidates for a leadership role in a hypothetical
organisation.
The candidates were either described as having high potential or high past performance.
The
findings, published in a journal Frontiers in Psychology, demonstrated
that when faced with a choice, people consistently ranked male
candidates with leadership potential as their first choice.
When it came to woman though, participants preferred past performance over potential, said the study.
The
research suggests that while women's past performance has to be at
least as good as men's, women might be held to higher standards in
selection processes because their leadership potential might be less
likely to be recognised.
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