Heilman and Okimoto (2007) discovered that perceivers rate agentic women leaders less favorably than they rate agent take male leaders, but this difference disappears when ______.

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Heilman and Okimoto (2007) found that the negative bias against agentic women leaders (those displaying assertive, dominant traits typically associated with male leadership) diminished when information was provided that the female leader had children. This addition of maternal information likely softened the perceived harshness of the agentic traits, aligning the female leader more closely with traditional gender roles and expectations, thus reducing the bias.

Heilman and Okimoto (2007) Discovered That Perceivers Rate Agentic Women