An Intersectional Lens on Leadership: Prescriptive Stereotypes towards Younger Women and Younger Men and their Effect on Leadership Perception

Younger men and especially younger women are excluded from leadership roles or obstructed from succeeding in these positions by facing backlash. Our project aims to build a more gender-specific understanding of the backlash that younger individuals in leadership positions face. We predict an interactive backlash for younger women and younger men that is rooted in intersectional stereotypes compared to the stereotypes based on single demographic categories (i.e., age or gender stereotypes). To test our hypotheses, we collect data from a heterogeneous sample (N = 900) of U.S. citizens between 25 and 69 years. We conduct an experimental online study with a between-participant design to examine the backlash against younger women and younger men. This is a preregistration of the article: Daldrop, C., Buengeler, C., & Homan, A. C. (2023). An intersectional lens on young leaders: bias toward young women and young men in leadership positions. In Frontiers in Psychology (Vol. 14). Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1204547 unknown other