There was another really interesting experiment which we read about in class where they took three person strong mixed groups, gave them a task to do and recorded the results. In half of the experiments they picked a leader at random. In the other half they gave the participants tests to complete, then picked a leader at random, but told them that they were the leader because they'd scored better in the test.
When women were, in their minds, randomly picked they were poor leaders, didn't wield authority and generally the task didn't go well. However, when the woman believed she was the leader through virtue of her experience and knowledge, she was able to wield the authority much more effectively, was confident and the task went well.
All very interesting, and good revision practice! ;D
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Date: 2005-12-03 08:26 am (UTC)When women were, in their minds, randomly picked they were poor leaders, didn't wield authority and generally the task didn't go well. However, when the woman believed she was the leader through virtue of her experience and knowledge, she was able to wield the authority much more effectively, was confident and the task went well.
All very interesting, and good revision practice! ;D