Women in high places: When and why promoting women into top positions can harm them individually or as a group (and how to prevent this)

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Gender Stereotypes. (2018, background): “Although this may seem a productive way to induce more gender equity, research has revealed that it also places women in very risky positions, where they lack the necessary material resources and interpersonal support to do well (Ellemers et al. 2012).”
Board Age and Gender Diversity: A Test of Competing Linear and Curvilinear Predictions (2014, background): “However, at the current pace, it will take several decades before we achieve a decent level of board demographic diversity (Ellemers et al., 2012).”
The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance themselves from junior women (2016, background): “For instance, women in leadership positions are more likely than men in such positions to be single or childless (Ellemers et al., 2012).”
Beyond the Glass Ceiling: The Glass Cliff and Its Lessons for Organizational Policy (2014, background): “experience less threat when they try to advance at work (Ellemers et al., 2012).”