A five-nation study of the impact of political leaning and perception of crisis severity on the preference for female and minority leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic

Takizawa, Ruri; Robinson, Sarah L.; Aelenei, Cristina; Iacoviello, Vincenzo; Kulich, Clara

doi:10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100055

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“…In all regression analyses in which we tested H 2 , we added participant gender and political leaning as covariates (including all interactions). Previous findings showed that they influenced how both economic and social aspects of the COVID‐19 crisis were perceived and whether female political leadership was preferred (Takizawa et al., 2022).…”

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“…The COVID-19 crisis provided an opportunity to test different aspects of a crisis because the pandemic was not only described as a health crisis but also encompassed economic (Béland et al, 2020;Donthu & Gustafsson, 2020;Pak et al, 2020) and social consequences (Fisher & Ryan, 2021;Profeta, 2020;Rimmer, 2020). To gain initial insights into when and why female political leaders were preferred in the COVID-19 crisis, Takizawa et al (2022) collected observational data with an online questionnaire in five countries during the first year of the pandemic, exploring predictors of female political leader preferences. They were particularly interested in whether participants would prefer female political leaders if they perceived the social aspects of the crisis to be severe and less so when the economic crisis was perceived to be severe.…”

Section: Leaders' Gender Gendered Leadership and The Covid-19 Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Previous findings showed that they influenced how both economic and social aspects of the COVID-19 crisis were perceived and whether female political leadership was preferred (Takizawa et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…So, their perceived potential to signal change might be important for being appointed (an effect found for ethnic minority candidates, see Study 2, Aelenei et al., 2020). Regarding gender, the observational COVID‐19 crisis study demonstrated that the preference for female leadership increased for those who did not usually endorse female leadership if people were dissatisfied with current political actions, implying that those people might be hoping for some sort of change (Takizawa et al., 2022).…”

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“…To gain initial insights into when and why female political leaders were preferred in the COVID‐19 crisis, Takizawa et al. (2022) collected observational data with an online questionnaire in five countries during the first year of the pandemic, exploring predictors of female political leader preferences. They were particularly interested in whether participants would prefer female political leaders if they perceived the social aspects of the crisis to be severe and less so when the economic crisis was perceived to be severe.…”

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Gender stereotypes may not influence the choice of female leaders: Experimental evidence from a crisis framed as social or economic during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Iacoviello,

Ryan

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Euro J Social Psych

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This research examined whether female (vs. male) leaders are preferred during a pandemic when stereotypically feminine leadership is deemed useful. We hypothesized that citizens prefer female (vs. male) politicians when the crisis is framed as a social (vs. economic) crisis because they believe it requires feminine (vs. masculine) leadership. In a pilot study and three online experiments with US residents (Ntotal = 1675), we manipulated crisis type or a leadership candidate's gender for a task force. While participants indicated that a crisis framed as social (vs. economic) required more feminine leadership, they did not appoint a woman more or rated her as more suitable for the social crisis (vs. economic crisis or a no‐crisis situation). Furthermore, the female (vs. male) candidate was not perceived to possess more feminine leadership traits. Overall, participants did not rely on gender stereotypes when explicitly evaluating politicians. We discuss potential explanations for these unexpected results.

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Gender stereotypes may not influence the choice of female leaders: Experimental evidence from a crisis framed as social or economic during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Takizawa,

Iacoviello,

Ryan

et al. 2024

Euro J Social Psych

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When a precarious position of power is perceived as a glass cliff: Reactions to Elisabeth Borne's appointment as Prime minister

Takizawa,

Aelenei,

Iacoviello

et al. 2024

Psychologie Française

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Organizational Crisis in Spotlight Increases Preference for Female but not Ethnic Minority Leaders: The Role of Signaling Theory for Glass Cliff Appointments

Takizawa,

Iacoviello,

Kulich

2024

Soc Psychol Q

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In times of crisis, decision-makers often appoint atypical candidates (i.e., women or ethnic minorities) as leaders, a phenomenon known as the “glass cliff.” Two online experiments (N = 607) with employees in Switzerland and France investigated whether media and stakeholder (i.e., third-party) attention toward the organization drives these preferences given that atypical appointments may be used to signal change. As expected, we found that atypical candidates were more likely appointed during a high third-party attention crisis compared to a low third-party attention crisis and a no-crisis situation. Third-party attention, however, had varying effects on female and ethnic minority candidates, illuminating the complexities of atypical leadership selections during crises. Against expectations, candidate choice was unrelated to the perceived importance of signaling change. Although this research provides causal evidence of the impact of third-party attention on atypical leadership selection, the underlying psychological mechanisms postulated by signaling theory need to be further explored.

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A five-nation study of the impact of political leaning and perception of crisis severity on the preference for female and minority leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 4 publications

References 128 publications

Gender stereotypes may not influence the choice of female leaders: Experimental evidence from a crisis framed as social or economic during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Gender stereotypes may not influence the choice of female leaders: Experimental evidence from a crisis framed as social or economic during the COVID‐19 pandemic

When a precarious position of power is perceived as a glass cliff: Reactions to Elisabeth Borne's appointment as Prime minister

Organizational Crisis in Spotlight Increases Preference for Female but not Ethnic Minority Leaders: The Role of Signaling Theory for Glass Cliff Appointments

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