In search of gender advantage

Abstract Claims of gender advantage by journalists and trade book authors are critiqued for their lack of objectivity and lack of empirical rigor. Issues raised by Eagly and Carli (2003), along with social scientific research that seeks to demonstrate gender advantage, are examined on methodological and theoretical grounds. Finally, a set of recommendations is offered for designing research on the topic of sex/gender differences in leader effectiveness.

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