Saturday, October 22, 2005

Catalyst study exposes how gender-based stereotyping sabotages women in the workplase


Gender-based stereotyping—and not factbased information—often informs senior executives’ perceptions of men and women leaders and misrepresents the true talents of women leaders, contributing to the startling gender gap in business leadership, according to Women “Take Care,” Men “Take Charge:” Stereotyping of U.S. Business Leaders Exposed, a study released today by Catalyst, a leading research and advisory organization dedicated to advancing women at work.

See full Press Release and access to full Report, in pdf format.

Also see Financial Times article (paid subscription required).