Can an agentic Black woman get ahead? The impact of race and interpersonal dominance on perceptions of female leaders

Livingston, Robert W.; Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby; Washington, Ella F.

doi:10.1177/0956797611428079

Cited by 385Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial and Intergroup PsychologySocial Power and Status Dynamics

Can an agentic Black woman get ahead? The impact of race and interpersonal dominance on perceptions of female leaders

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Livingston, Robert W., Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby, Washington, Ella F.·2012·Psychological Science

DOI 10.1177/0956797611428079

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Prior research has demonstrated that the display of agentic behaviors, such as dominance, can produce backlash against female leaders because of the incongruence between these behaviors and prescribed gender roles. The current study was designed to fill a gap in existing research by investigating whether these well-established findings are moderated by race. Results revealed that dominant Black female leaders did not create the same backlash that dominant White female leaders did. Experimental evidence confirmed that White female (and Black male) leaders were conferred lower status when they expressed dominance rather than communality, whereas Black female (and White male) leaders were not. These findings highlight the importance, and complexity, of considering the intersection of gender and race when examining penalties for and proscriptions against dominant behavior of female leaders.

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Authors: Livingston, R. W., Rosette, A. S., & Washington, E. F.
Affiliations: Northwestern University (US)
Duke University (US)
ORCID: Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby
Venue: Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2012-03-14
Volume: 23
Issue: 4
Pages: 354-358
ISSN: 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
1467-9280
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611428079
OpenAlex: W2123073197
Cited by: 385
References: 31
Citations by year: 2026: 33 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 35 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 26 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 45.99
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: cc-by
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Locations: Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Diversity and Inequality
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Keywords: agentic behavior, Black women, women in leadership, backlash against women, interpersonal dominance, race, gender roles, status perception, intersectionality, race and gender
MeSH terms: Black or African American, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Leadership, Male, Race Relations, Role, Social Behavior, Social Dominance, Social Perception, Women, White People

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