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Will female managers support gender equality?: The study of “Queen Bee” syndrome in China
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Urban Planning and Environment, Urban and Regional Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2080-6859
2022 (English)In: Asian journal of social psychology (Print), ISSN 1367-2223, E-ISSN 1467-839X, Vol. 25, no 3, p. 544-555Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This research aimed to study queen bee syndrome in China. Results from a nationwide survey (Chinese General Social Survey) revealed that female managers are less likely to defend the existing gender hierarchy. We also found that female managers are analogous to men in many other aspects, such as hobbies and values. Female managers adopt a mixed strategy to deal with social identity threats. Individual characteristics, such as educational attainments and the speed of career development, are significant predictors of queen bee traits. The results refute the claim that queen bees syndrome is common in the workplace. It is also important to note that different dimensions of queen bee syndrome are not always interrelated.

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Wiley , 2022. Vol. 25, no 3, p. 544-555
Keywords [en]
China, female managers, gender inequality, individual characteristics, queen bee, social identity, adult, article, career, female, gender equity, human, male, manager, mental capacity, queen (insect), velocity, workplace
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-319606DOI: 10.1111/ajsp.12517ISI: 000745022200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85123200559OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-319606DiVA, id: diva2:1701815
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Available from: 2022-10-07 Created: 2022-10-07 Last updated: 2022-10-07Bibliographically approved

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