The latest midterm elections in the United States saw a record number of women winning political office, mirroring the increase in the number of female politicians appointed to the UK Parliament last year.

Amid a UK drive for similar gender advances in corporate boardrooms, a recent study by Pew Research Center shows female leaders are rated more highly on some management traits than their male peers. However, worrying examples of gender bias exist too.

More information: https://www.managers.org.uk/insights/news/2018/november/women-rank-better-than-men-on-these-leadership-traits