The Challenges Faced by Women in Leadership with Alice Eagly, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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With U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as the Democrats’ choice for vice presidential nominee, the challenges faced by female political candidates are back in the news again. This year is the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the United States, but true equality for women remains elusive in politics, business and many other areas. Alice Eagly, PhD, an emeritus professor of psychology at Northwestern University, discusses her research on the psychology of gender, including sex differences and similarities in leadership and how the public’s views on women in leadership roles have changed over time. Links Alice Eagly, PhD Music Unpretentious Reveal by Drakensson via Freesound.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	2020 is the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in the United States, yet
0:05.7	full equality for women in this country remains elusive. Yes, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris is the
0:11.5	Democratic nominee for Vice President, which is certainly significant. Yet she's only the second
0:16.6	black woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate, which has only seen 57 female members since
0:21.8	the dawn of our country. Only one quarter of the Senate is female today, while the much larger
0:27.1	house, with 435 members, is 23% female. The number of women at the top of the business world is also
0:34.1	scant. We have just reached an all-time high of 37 women CEOs of the Fortune 500,
0:40.9	but that means that almost 93% of those top companies are led by men. Why has it taken so many
0:46.8	years for women to make even these gains? What are the particular challenges faced by women
0:51.8	who strive to be leaders? How can psychology help us better
0:55.1	understand the factors that hold women back or push them down or discourage them from aiming for the
1:00.6	top? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association
1:06.9	that explores the connections between psychological science and everyday life.
1:11.4	I'm Kim Mills.
1:15.1	Our guest today is Dr. Alice Eggley, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University,
1:20.8	who for many years has studied the psychology of gender,
1:24.2	especially sex differences in similarities in leadership, pro-social behavior, aggression,
1:29.6	partner preferences, and socio-political attitudes. Dr. Egli has written numerous articles,
1:35.0	chapters, and books on these topics. Her most recent book, Through the Labyrinth, The Truth
1:40.0	About How Women Become Leaders, Challenges the Common common metaphor of the glass ceiling.
1:45.1	Welcome to speaking of psychology, Dr. Eggley.
1:47.2	I'm pleased to be here, Kim.
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