How to Manage Gender Bias from Within: Women in Leadership

Authors

  • Sharon Roberts University Health Network
  • Donna K. Brown Walden University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33423/jbd.v19i2.2057

Keywords:

Business, Business Diversity, Gender, Leadership, corporate boards, Canada

Abstract

In this article, new knowledge related to managing gender bias provides a context to discuss women in leadership. This study explored how women on corporate boards coped with gender bias. Social identity theory and the role congruity theory of prejudice provided a conceptual lens of the study. Through semistructured interviews with six women on corporate boards from Canada, reflective journaling, and analysis of physical artifacts related to women revealed seven emergent themes using Yin’s five phases of analysis. The findings of this study can be used by women to be more effective in managing gender bias in their leadership roles.

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Published

2019-07-04

How to Cite

Roberts, S., & Brown, D. K. (2019). How to Manage Gender Bias from Within: Women in Leadership. Journal of Business Diversity, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.33423/jbd.v19i2.2057

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