Question 1

What factors have been found successful in reducing the negative impact of the leadership gap for women leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexibility in work-life balance 
B)  Challenges to the male model of work 
C)  Gender pay gap reductions 
D)  Parity in spousal support of high-level leadership roles 
A)  Flexibility in work-life balance 
B)  Challenges to the male model of work 
C)  Gender pay gap reductions 
D)  Parity in spousal support of high-level leadership roles

Question 2

When women experience multiple gender-based threats, they are likely to respond with

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-efficacy 
B)  Stereotype-countering behaviors 
C)  Reactance 
D)  Deleterious vulnerability 
A)  Self-efficacy 
B)  Stereotype-countering behaviors 
C)  Reactance 
D)  Deleterious vulnerability

Question 3

Women hold how many Fortune 500 CEO positions

Accepted Answer

A)  4% 
B)  12% 
C)  17% 
D)  18.5% 
A)  4% 
B)  12% 
C)  17% 
D)  18.5%

Question 4

Women use interpersonal leadership styles more than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Women could still be perceived as warm and as leaders with high-level potential by

Accepted Answer

A)  Combining transactional and servant leadership styles 
B)  Combining agentic and communal characteristics 
C)  Using authoritative and achievement leader behaviors 
D)  Using transformational leadership behaviors 
A)  Combining transactional and servant leadership styles 
B)  Combining agentic and communal characteristics 
C)  Using authoritative and achievement leader behaviors 
D)  Using transformational leadership behaviors

Question 6

What is one difficulty women have in achieving higher-level leadership positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of ability to run their own businesses 
B)  Negotiating for valued positions 
C)  Using too many communal characteristics 
D)  Using too many agentic characteristics 
A)  Lack of ability to run their own businesses 
B)  Negotiating for valued positions 
C)  Using too many communal characteristics 
D)  Using too many agentic characteristics

Question 7

A global phenomenon whereby women are disproportionately concentrated in lower-level and lower-authority leadership positions is the definition of

Accepted Answer

A)  The leadership jungle gym 
B)  The global gender gap 
C)  The human capital gender gap 
D)  The gender gap in leadership 
A)  The leadership jungle gym 
B)  The global gender gap 
C)  The human capital gender gap 
D)  The gender gap in leadership

Question 8

What percentage of all privately owned businesses are owned by women?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  30% 
D)  40%

Question 9

Responses women have to gender-based stereotypes depend on which of the following factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Degree to which the followers engage in emotionally intelligent behaviors 
B)  The followers' self-efficacy 
C)  The power the leader holds 
D)  Experience the leader has in dealing with gender bias 
A)  Degree to which the followers engage in emotionally intelligent behaviors 
B)  The followers' self-efficacy 
C)  The power the leader holds 
D)  Experience the leader has in dealing with gender bias

Question 10

The research on female and male leadership has generally tended to focus on establishing differences between women and men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What needs to happen in order for women to achieve elite leadership roles in the workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greater equity in domestic responsibilities 
B)  Changes in workplace norms 
C)  Greater equity in the gender pay gap 
D)  Greater involvement by women to help women into these roles 
A)  Greater equity in domestic responsibilities 
B)  Changes in workplace norms 
C)  Greater equity in the gender pay gap 
D)  Greater involvement by women to help women into these roles

Question 12

Studies have shown that men are less effective than women when they supervise a higher proportion of male subordinates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Human capital differences for women include all the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmental opportunities. 
B)  Work-home conflict. 
C)  Self-promotion. 
D)  Education. 
A)  Developmental opportunities. 
B)  Work-home conflict. 
C)  Self-promotion. 
D)  Education.

Question 14

Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are

Accepted Answer

A)  Men take care, women take charge 
B)  Women take care, men take charge 
C)  Women do not support other women 
D)  Women use more power-oriented leadership styles 
A)  Men take care, women take charge 
B)  Women take care, men take charge 
C)  Women do not support other women 
D)  Women use more power-oriented leadership styles

Question 15

When women use negotiation tactics to promote themselves in obtaining leadership positions

Accepted Answer

A)  They are seen as unhirable 
B)  They face greater social costs than men 
C)  They are viewed positively by men 
D)  They are typically successful 
A)  They are seen as unhirable 
B)  They face greater social costs than men 
C)  They are viewed positively by men 
D)  They are typically successful

Question 16

Many of the difficulties women face in navigating the labyrinth stem from

Accepted Answer

A)  Male dominance behaviors 
B)  The incongruity in gender roles and the leadership role 
C)  A lack of education and experience 
D)  Women's inability to be successful at upper-leadership roles 
A)  Male dominance behaviors 
B)  The incongruity in gender roles and the leadership role 
C)  A lack of education and experience 
D)  Women's inability to be successful at upper-leadership roles

Question 17

Developing and promoting women leaders are in the best interest of employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The number of women who successfully navigate the labyrinth is on the rise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Women earn more

Accepted Answer

A)  Masters degrees than men 
B)  Bachelors degrees than men 
C)  Law degrees than men 
D)  Money in mid-management than men 
A)  Masters degrees than men 
B)  Bachelors degrees than men 
C)  Law degrees than men 
D)  Money in mid-management than men

Question 20

In what decade did researchers start paying attention to issues of gender and leadership?

Accepted Answer

A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s 
A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s

What factors have been found successful in reducing the negative impact of the leadership gap for women leaders?

When women experience multiple gender-based threats, they are likely to respond with

Women hold how many Fortune 500 CEO positions

Women use interpersonal leadership styles more than men.

Women could still be perceived as warm and as leaders with high-level potential by

What is one difficulty women have in achieving higher-level leadership positions?

A global phenomenon whereby women are disproportionately concentrated in lower-level and lower-authority leadership positions is the definition of

What percentage of all privately owned businesses are owned by women?

Responses women have to gender-based stereotypes depend on which of the following factors?

The research on female and male leadership has generally tended to focus on establishing differences between women and men.

What needs to happen in order for women to achieve elite leadership roles in the workforce?

Studies have shown that men are less effective than women when they supervise a higher proportion of male subordinates.

Human capital differences for women include all the following except

Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are

When women use negotiation tactics to promote themselves in obtaining leadership positions

Many of the difficulties women face in navigating the labyrinth stem from

Developing and promoting women leaders are in the best interest of employers.

The number of women who successfully navigate the labyrinth is on the rise.

Women earn more

In what decade did researchers start paying attention to issues of gender and leadership?

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Exam 15: Gender and Leadership

What factors have been found successful in reducing the negative impact of the leadership gap for women leaders?

When women experience multiple gender-based threats, they are likely to respond with

Women hold how many Fortune 500 CEO positions

Women use interpersonal leadership styles more than men.

Women could still be perceived as warm and as leaders with high-level potential by

What is one difficulty women have in achieving higher-level leadership positions?

A global phenomenon whereby women are disproportionately concentrated in lower-level and lower-authority leadership positions is the definition of

What percentage of all privately owned businesses are owned by women?

Responses women have to gender-based stereotypes depend on which of the following factors?

The research on female and male leadership has generally tended to focus on establishing differences between women and men.

What needs to happen in order for women to achieve elite leadership roles in the workforce?

Studies have shown that men are less effective than women when they supervise a higher proportion of male subordinates.

Human capital differences for women include all the following except

Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are

When women use negotiation tactics to promote themselves in obtaining leadership positions

Many of the difficulties women face in navigating the labyrinth stem from

Developing and promoting women leaders are in the best interest of employers.

The number of women who successfully navigate the labyrinth is on the rise.

Women earn more

In what decade did researchers start paying attention to issues of gender and leadership?

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Path Goal Theory

Leader Member Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Culture and Leadership

Filters