https://www.ua.edu/news/2018/10/men-in-leadership-gain-from-psychopathic-behavior-women-punished/
Seems relevant here. So impulsive, dominent, heartless men are seen are disporportionately promoted despite this having no benefit in real dollars to the company. Seems like these types of men are both the most likely to exploit their positions and the least likely to respond to any sort of empathy training.
So the answer may not be to cloister women or educate men, but to isolate these types of men and keep them out of power. I think that's easier said than done, though. Especially considering the inexplicable support men like this seem to always get. It's not hard to think of a few examples along that line
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People with psychopathic tendencies are slightly more likely to be a company boss, but a new study finds men are allowed a pass for those inclinations while women are punished.
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A psychopathic personality has three characteristics, including boldness in asserting dominance over others, being impulsive without inhibition, and a lack of empathy. There have been several studies showing people with some level of those traits are over represented as organizational bosses.
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"Overall, although there is no positive or negative relation to a company's bottom line when psychopathic tendencies are present in organizational leaders, their subordinates will still hate them," Harms said. "So we can probably assume they behave in a manner that is noxious and whatever threats they make to 'motivate' workers don't really pay off."
When the data is broken down by gender, though, it shows that psychopathic traits in men help them emerge as leaders and be seen as effective, but these same tendencies are seen as a negative in women.
Seems relevant here. So impulsive, dominent, heartless men are seen are disporportionately promoted despite this having no benefit in real dollars to the company. Seems like these types of men are both the most likely to exploit their positions and the least likely to respond to any sort of empathy training.
So the answer may not be to cloister women or educate men, but to isolate these types of men and keep them out of power. I think that's easier said than done, though. Especially considering the inexplicable support men like this seem to always get. It's not hard to think of a few examples along that line
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