Sexual Orientation and Leadership Suitability: How Being a Gay Man Affects Perceptions of Fit in Gender-Stereotyped Positions

This study provided participants with conflicting information on targets’ agency and communion, and it assessed the same dependent variables of targets’ agency, commu nion, and leadership suitability for various positions. Study 2 again found that ratings of communion significantly mediated the relationship between male targets’ sexuality and perceived suitability for feminine managerial roles. These findings extend previous research on perceptions of gay men i n the workplace and have practical implications for being “out” at work.
Source: Sex Roles - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research