WOMEN ETHICAL THAN MEN
Psychology Today Find a Therapist Topics Get Help Magazine Tests Experts Ronald E Riggio Ph.D. Cutting-Edge Leadership Are Women Leaders More Ethical Than Men? Would the world be better with more women leaders? Posted May 17, 2013 SHARE TWEET EMAIL MORE In the wake of past corporate (Enron, WorldCom, etc.) and government ethical scandals (too numerous to mention), the question arises, would things be different if there were more women leaders? Certainly, women have also been implicated in ethical scandals (e.g., Martha Stewart), but the numbers are few [as are the percentages of high-level women leaders]. The issue of gender differences in leadership is a “hot button” issue. There is some emerging evidence that suggests that women may have certain advantages in leadership, particularly for today’s workplace that demands that leaders have strong emotion...