Thus, we argue that as the percentage of male raters becomes very high, women may be seen as less effective due to the increased perceptions of their femininity and lessened leadership abilities. Yet, when the percentages of male and female raters are close to equal, gender-related characteristics should become less salient to the group, and there should be small or nonexistent gender differences in perceptions of leadership effectiveness (Eagly & Carli, 2007). Finally, when there is a majority of female raters in the group, men may be seen as more effective than women, due to the increased perceptions of their masculinity, competence, and leadership abilities. Thus, as the percentage of male raters reaches either low or high extremes, men may be seenช as more effective due to the salience of gender to the context.