According to Your Textbook,all of the Following Are True with Respect

question 74

Multiple Choice

According to your textbook,all of the following are true with respect to women and leadership EXCEPT

• A) if women conform to expectations of how they "should" behave, they are not seen as having leadership potential; if they become leaders and act in an agentic fashion, they are seen as not acting how a woman "should."
• B) women are even harsher towards other women who act counter to the feminine role than men are.
• C) prejudice toward women leaders appears to be lessening over time.
• D) there is growing recognition that effective leaders of either sex must be able to act in both an agentic and a communal fashion.
• E) when in a leadership position, women tend to be appointed to lead departments that are in crisis, increasing the probability that they will fail.

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Definitions:

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A form of traditional Chinese medicine involving the insertion of very thin needles through the skin at specific points to alleviate pain or to treat various health conditions.