Question 1

The gender leadership gap occurs because

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A) Women choose the "mommy track" 
B) Women using flexible time are often marginalized 
C) Women are not in the pipeline 
D) Women do not possess the right leadership skills 
A) Women choose the "mommy track" 
B) Women using flexible time are often marginalized 
C) Women are not in the pipeline 
D) Women do not possess the right leadership skills B

Question 2

Women were found to be more effective than men

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A) When in gender neutral leadership roles 
B) When in middle-management positions 
C) In military leadership positions 
D) In masculine role leadership positions 
A) When in gender neutral leadership roles 
B) When in middle-management positions 
C) In military leadership positions 
D) In masculine role leadership positions B

Question 3

The double standard women face in leadership roles is

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A) They must be competent and appropriately female 
B) They must be competent and appropriately masculine 
C) They must be educated and communal 
D) They must be educated and agentic 
A) They must be competent and appropriately female 
B) They must be competent and appropriately masculine 
C) They must be educated and communal 
D) They must be educated and agentic A

Question 4

Gender-biased prejudice is defined as

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A) Bias based on known fact about gender differences 
B) Bias based on the typically male gender leadership roles 
C) Bias based on the typically female gender leadership roles 
D) Bias based on gender stereotypical characteristics 
A) Bias based on known fact about gender differences 
B) Bias based on the typically male gender leadership roles 
C) Bias based on the typically female gender leadership roles 
D) Bias based on gender stereotypical characteristics

Question 5

Which of the following statements is false?

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A) Women are showing a greater presence in top leadership positions. 
B) Men earn more bachelor's degrees than women. 
C) Women still have less employment continuity than men. 
D) Organizations with women heading them have more financial success. 
A) Women are showing a greater presence in top leadership positions. 
B) Men earn more bachelor's degrees than women. 
C) Women still have less employment continuity than men. 
D) Organizations with women heading them have more financial success.

Question 6

Which is true of human capital differences that affect the labyrinth?

Accepted Answer

A) Women assume more responsibility for domestic duties than men 
B) Men are assuming fewer domestic duties and child-rearing roles 
C) Women are less interested in leadership roles 
D) Men leave leadership roles often to take on more domestic duties 
A) Women assume more responsibility for domestic duties than men 
B) Men are assuming fewer domestic duties and child-rearing roles 
C) Women are less interested in leadership roles 
D) Men leave leadership roles often to take on more domestic duties

Question 7

Factor(s)that contribute to leadership effectiveness and rise of female leaders include all of the following except

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A) Organizational culture is changing. 
B) Greater negotiation power for women. 
C) Higher effectiveness when the majority of subordinates are men. 
D) Effectiveness and predominance of women-owned businesses. 
A) Organizational culture is changing. 
B) Greater negotiation power for women. 
C) Higher effectiveness when the majority of subordinates are men. 
D) Effectiveness and predominance of women-owned businesses.

Question 8

Women respond to the gender-based leadership stereotype by

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A) Decreasing use of communal characteristics 
B) Using more agentic characteristics 
C) Decreasing use of power over followers 
D) Avoiding conflicts in the workplace 
A) Decreasing use of communal characteristics 
B) Using more agentic characteristics 
C) Decreasing use of power over followers 
D) Avoiding conflicts in the workplace

Question 9

What is not a result found by meta-analysis on characteristics and behaviors of female and male leaders?

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A) Women devalued when they worked in male-dominated environments. 
B) Women devalued when the evaluators were men. 
C) Women evaluated favorably when they used directive or autocratic styles. 
D) Women led in a more democratic style than men. 
A) Women devalued when they worked in male-dominated environments. 
B) Women devalued when the evaluators were men. 
C) Women evaluated favorably when they used directive or autocratic styles. 
D) Women led in a more democratic style than men.

Question 10

Describe the social costs that women leaders experience for promoting themselves.

Accepted Answer

Women face significant gender biases and

Question 11

Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are

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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 12

The number of women of color in US Congress is

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A) Higher than white males 
B) Lower than white females 
C) Higher than all males 
D) Fifty percent of all women in Congress 
A) Higher than white males 
B) Lower than white females 
C) Higher than all males 
D) Fifty percent of all women in Congress

Question 13

Empirical evidence of gender stereotypes reveals that these stereotypes

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A) Are less deleterious to males 
B) Alter the perception and evaluation of female leaders 
C) Alter the perception and evaluation of male leaders 
D) Directly affect women aspiring to leadership roles 
A) Are less deleterious to males 
B) Alter the perception and evaluation of female leaders 
C) Alter the perception and evaluation of male leaders 
D) Directly affect women aspiring to leadership roles

Question 14

Explain how stereotype assimilation and stereotype reactance relate to women's leadership performance.

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Stereotypes convey to stigmatized indivi

Question 15

What characteristic is considered a gender stereotype of women?

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A) Independence 
B) Rationality 
C) Decisiveness 
D) Helpfulness 
A) Independence 
B) Rationality 
C) Decisiveness 
D) Helpfulness

Question 16

Research has found that gender bias and leadership

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A) Is overt 
B) Is subtle 
C) Is predominantly masculine 
D) Is predominantly feminine 
A) Is overt 
B) Is subtle 
C) Is predominantly masculine 
D) Is predominantly feminine

Question 17

Why should men be concerned about the labyrinth of women's leadership?

Accepted Answer

The "labyrinth" of women's leadership co

Question 18

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 19

In a meta-analysis by Eagly and Johnson,women were found to lead

Accepted Answer

A) In a more interpersonal style than men 
B) In a less task-oriented style than men 
C) In a more democratic style than men 
D) In a more egalitarian style than men 
A) In a more interpersonal style than men 
B) In a less task-oriented style than men 
C) In a more democratic style than men 
D) In a more egalitarian style than men

Question 20

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

The gender leadership gap occurs because

Women were found to be more effective than men

The double standard women face in leadership roles is

Gender-biased prejudice is defined as

Which of the following statements is false?

Which is true of human capital differences that affect the labyrinth?

Factor(s)that contribute to leadership effectiveness and rise of female leaders include all of the following except

Women respond to the gender-based leadership stereotype by

What is not a result found by meta-analysis on characteristics and behaviors of female and male leaders?

Describe the social costs that women leaders experience for promoting themselves.

Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are

The number of women of color in US Congress is

Empirical evidence of gender stereotypes reveals that these stereotypes

Explain how stereotype assimilation and stereotype reactance relate to women's leadership performance.

What characteristic is considered a gender stereotype of women?

Research has found that gender bias and leadership

Why should men be concerned about the labyrinth of women's leadership?

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

In a meta-analysis by Eagly and Johnson,women were found to lead

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

Introduction

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Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

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Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

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Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

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Exam 15: Gender and Leadership

The gender leadership gap occurs because

Women were found to be more effective than men

The double standard women face in leadership roles is

Gender-biased prejudice is defined as

Which of the following statements is false?

Which is true of human capital differences that affect the labyrinth?

Factor(s)that contribute to leadership effectiveness and rise of female leaders include all of the following except

Women respond to the gender-based leadership stereotype by

What is not a result found by meta-analysis on characteristics and behaviors of female and male leaders?

Describe the social costs that women leaders experience for promoting themselves.

Common gender stereotypes in the leadership gender gap are

The number of women of color in US Congress is

Empirical evidence of gender stereotypes reveals that these stereotypes

Explain how stereotype assimilation and stereotype reactance relate to women's leadership performance.

What characteristic is considered a gender stereotype of women?

Research has found that gender bias and leadership

Why should men be concerned about the labyrinth of women's leadership?

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

In a meta-analysis by Eagly and Johnson,women were found to lead

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

Introduction

Trait Approach

Skills Approach

Behavioral Approach

Situational Approach

Pathgoal Theory

Leadermember Exchange Theory

Transformational Leadership

Authentic Leadership

Servant Leadership

Adaptive Leadership

Psychodynamic Approach

Leadership Ethics

Team Leadership

Culture and Leadership

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