Workers' attitudes toward women managers: evidence from Vietnam

PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to investigate personality-related antecedents of Vietnamese workers' attitudes toward female managers, which subsequently predicted workers' judgments of them.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a factorial experiment to examine participants...

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Published in:Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 2023-02, Vol.42 (1), p.53-69
Main Authors: Phan, Anh T., Nguyen, Hannah-Hanh D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior
Career advancement
Economic reform
Egalitarianism
Female employees
Female roles
Females
Gender differences
Gender stereotypes
Inequality
Leadership
Locus of control
Managers
Mixed methods research
Occupational roles
Perceptions
Personality
Retirement policies
Sexism
Social attitudes
Stereotypes
Women
Womens rights
Workers
Workplace control
Workplaces
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this paper was to investigate personality-related antecedents of Vietnamese workers' attitudes toward female managers, which subsequently predicted workers' judgments of them.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a factorial experiment to examine participants' general attitudes toward women's rights and roles and their particular attitudes toward female managers in the workplace. Vietnamese workers (N = 159) were randomly assigned to experimental conditions of manager performance and completed a post-test questionnaire. This study also qualitatively explored participants' observations of any gender stereotypes in the workplace.FindingsFindings demonstrated that participants' gender, general attitudes toward women's social rights and roles, and internal work locus of control positively predicted their attitudes toward female managers. Qualitative findings showed perceived gender-based egalitarianism in the workplace, but women's leadership qualities were barely recognized.Originality/valueThis study is the first to utilize a mixed-method approach to assess Vietnamese workers' attitudes, contributing to the literature on attitudes toward both women in general and women in management in Asia generally and in Vietnam in particular.
ISSN:2040-7149
2040-7157
DOI:10.1108/EDI-08-2021-0215