Women, power, and sex composition in small groups: an evolutionary perspective

• Main Authors: Colarelli, Stephen M, Spranger, Jennifer L, Hechanova, Ma. Regina
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2006
• Subjects: Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/196; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/job.350
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Despite the massive influx of women into the workforce, women have made only minor gains into top management positions. Most explanations for this asymmetry have been based on sex differences in socialization and traits. We propose that an evolutionary psychological perspective offers an alternative...