Mary Ann Mason Examines Gender Stereotypes that Slow Women’s Careers

The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 16, 2009 by Mary Ann Mason
http://chronicle.com/article/How-the-Snow-Woman-Effect/48377/

Often subtle discrimination is rooted in gender stereotypes—especially when it comes to the “leadership issue.” Female candidates are purportedly passed up for promotions based on a conscious or unconscious belief that women do not have what it takes to lead men.