Author Question: Female leaders sometimes want to be only with male leaders, want to keep other women down, and ... (Read 92 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Female leaders sometimes want to be only with male leaders, want to keep other women down, and downplay the concerns expressed by women who are trying to succeed. Such behavior is called the:

A. Great Man Phenomenon
B. Queen Bee Syndrome
C. Impostor Syndrome
D. Gloria Steinem Strategy

Question 2

There is little doubt that women are less likely than men to be viewed as leaders. Reasons offered for this include which of the following?

A. Society does not expect or value leader-ship in women.
B. Women typically are not socialized as leaders.
C. There are few female leader role models.
D. All of the above

tuwy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Feedback
A Incorrect because this is not the Great Man Phenomenon.
B Correct because this behavior equals the Queen Bee Syndrome.
C Incorrect because it is not an Imposter Syndrome.
D Incorrect because Gloria Steinem is a leader of the feminist movement.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

Feedback
A Correct because society does not expect much leadership from women, but there are other correct responses.
B Correct because women are typically not socialized as leaders, but there are other correct responses.
C Correct because there are a limited number of female role models, but there are other correct responses.
D Correct because all of the options are cor-rect.