In organizations across many industries, men often hold the majority of top-level leadership positions. This is in part due to widely-held stereotypes that women are missing masculine characteristics (like assertiveness and risk-taking) necessary to make an effective leader. However, researchers are unsure whether the women who manage to succeed in male-dominated environments contribute to or reducegender disparities in organizations.

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