Cheerful Women are Not Associated With Leadership Qualities, but Proud Ones are, Technische Universitat Munchen Study

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Women are perceived as being more willing to lead if they show that they are proud of their personal performance. If, however, they give a cheerful impression, they are judged to have less willingness to leadership roles than men who display similar emotions. This is one of the initial findings of a long-term project in which economic researchers at Technische Universität München (TUM) are investigating the selection and assessment of leaders. They found that women themselves still expect more leadership qualities from men. In the next stage of their project, the TUM researchers want to develop gender-neutral HR management training programs.

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