Question

Applying role congruity theory, which is true about women in leadership roles?

Answer 1

When the group's characteristics are aligning with that group's typical social roles then that a group will be positively evaluated.

Applying role congruity theory, the following is true about women in leadership roles:

- perceiving women less favorably than men as potential occupants of leadership roles

-evaluating behavior that fulfills the prescriptions of a leader role less favorably when it is enacted by a woman