one explanation for the glass ceilrng is the gender-based steiestypes
favoring men in managerial positions treditionally men have been viewed
assertive and confident than women while women have been viewed as more passive and submissive
Studies show that these particutar stereotypes are still prevalent among male college students which may mean that these stereotypes may be perpetualed among the next generation of managers duehr E E & Bono J (2006) men women and managers are stereotypes finally changing?
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personnel psychology 59 815-846 Assumptions such as these are problematic for women's advancement because stereotypes associated with then are charaeteristies often associated with being a manager stereotypes are also found to influence how managers view male versus female employees' work accomplishments for example when men and women work together in a team on a ''masculine'' task as working on an investment portfolio and it is not clear to management which member has done what managers are more likely to attribute the team's success to the male employees and give less credit to the female employees herlman M E & Haynes M C 2005 no credit where credit is duei attributional rationalization ot women's success in male in male-temale teams journal of applied psychology 90 905-916 it seems thatin addition to working hard and contributing to the contributions are kuown to decision makers