Neosexismo y creencias desfavorables hacia la mujer líder

Abstract

Despite the advances that have been made regarding gender equality, the number of woman in managerial positions is still notably inferior to the number of men. In this study we analyze the different factors that explain this gender inequality. Previous studies have shown that the negative and unfavorable attitudes towards female leaders create an obstacle to the professional development of woman who desire to obtain these kind of jobs. Even though there have been various studies that analyze different factors as to why these negative attitudes towards female leaders occur, few have analyzed the possibility that this is due to the neosexism. This being said, this studies main objective is to check if neosexism can predict the negative attitudes that exist toward female leaders. To do so, we will control other factors, such as: sex, age and the education level of the test subjects. For this study, we used a sample of 126 workers, all from different regions of Andalusia, Spain. We then used the Tougas et al (1995) neosexism questionnaire and the Lupano and Casrto (2011) scale of attitudes toward the female leader. To obtain the results, we did a correlational analysis and a block linear regression. The results of these questionnaires indicated that the higher the fixation with neosexism, the lower are the beliefs that woman are capable of possessing the masculine qualities that are associated to a good leader. In conclusion, neosexism does predict negative attitudes towards female leaders.