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Navigating Gender Biases: How female leaders confront external and internalised stereotypes in a male world

van Lunsen, Roos LU and Hofmann, Ines LU (2023) BUSN49 20231
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of external and internalised stereotypes female leaders in maledominated environments face, as well as to shed light on opportunities of countering stereotypes in order to give voice to new perspectives and experiences, allowing for improvements for future female leaders. The research contributes to literature on stereotypes around female
leaders in male-dominated environments and possible copingmechanisms. We discovered multiple ways in which women contribute to upholding gender stereotypes within a professional setting, mainly due to internalised stereotypes. Our study presents new copingmechanisms that have not been mentioned by literature before, some of short-term nature... (More)
The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of external and internalised stereotypes female leaders in maledominated environments face, as well as to shed light on opportunities of countering stereotypes in order to give voice to new perspectives and experiences, allowing for improvements for future female leaders. The research contributes to literature on stereotypes around female
leaders in male-dominated environments and possible copingmechanisms. We discovered multiple ways in which women contribute to upholding gender stereotypes within a professional setting, mainly due to internalised stereotypes. Our study presents new copingmechanisms that have not been mentioned by literature before, some of short-term nature and others constructively countering stereotypes. (Less)
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author
van Lunsen, Roos LU and Hofmann, Ines LU
supervisor
organization
course
BUSN49 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Female leaders, leadership, male-dominated, stereotypes, masculinetyped, coping, internalised stereotypes
language
English
id
9123686
date added to LUP
2023-06-20 12:07:45
date last changed
2023-06-20 12:07:45
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study is to contribute to the understanding of external and internalised stereotypes female leaders in maledominated environments face, as well as to shed light on opportunities of countering stereotypes in order to give voice to new perspectives and experiences, allowing for improvements for future female leaders. The research contributes to literature on stereotypes around female
leaders in male-dominated environments and possible copingmechanisms. We discovered multiple ways in which women contribute to upholding gender stereotypes within a professional setting, mainly due to internalised stereotypes. Our study presents new copingmechanisms that have not been mentioned by literature before, some of short-term nature and others constructively countering stereotypes.}},
  author       = {{van Lunsen, Roos and Hofmann, Ines}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Navigating Gender Biases: How female leaders confront external and internalised stereotypes in a male world}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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