Stereotypes of women is the leading reason to why women are treated differently than men in business. Powerful women are put in a no win situation due to stereotypes. They are often made out to “bitchy”, conniving, emotional, and weak. According to Forbes.com male leaders are allowed to have complex personalities, powerful women are often summed up by hackneyed stereotypes that undermine them and their power. Out of all of the fortune 500 companies only 23 companies have women CEOs. Stereotypes between men and women are mostly to blame for the lack of women at CEOs and other high profile positions in companies.
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