An exploration of stereotypical beliefs about leadership styles: Is transformational leadership a route to women's promotion?

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A bed of thorns: Female leaders and the self-reinforcing cycle of illegitimacy (2016, background): “And, consistent with the model proposed here, when women adopt this overly aggressive style they are actually less influential with others (von Hippel et al., 2011).”
The Effects of Counterstereotypic Gender Strategies on Candidate Evaluations (2017, background): “political leaders due to the congruence between being male, being a leader, and masculine traits (Eagly & Karau, 2002; Koenig et al., 2011; Vinkenburg et al., 2011).”
Who stereotypes female candidates? Identifying individual differences in feminine stereotype reliance (2015, background): “…stereotypes characterize women as warm, compassionate, nurturing, and sensitive; and these characteristics do not match what individuals want and expect out of political leaders (Eagly and Karau 2002; Holman, Merolla, and Zechmeister 2011; Koenig et al. 2011; Vinkenburg et al. 2011).”