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Latu, Ioana M., Mast, Marianne Schmid, Bombari, Dario, Lammers, Joris ORCID: 0000-0002-2647-121X and Hoyt, Crystal L. (2019). Empowering Mimicry: Female Leader Role Models Empower Women in Leadership Tasks Through Body Posture Mimicry. Sex Roles, 80 (1-2). S. 11 - 25. NEW YORK: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS. ISSN 1573-2762

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Abstract

In two studies we investigated the behavioral process through which visible female leader role models empower women in leadership tasks. We proposed that women tend to mimic the powerful (open) body postures of successful female role models, thus leading to more empowered behavior and better performance on a challenging leadership task, a process we called empowering mimicry. In Study 1, we experimentally manipulated the body posture of the male and female role models and showed that 86 Swiss college women mimicked the body posture of the female (ingroup) but not the male (outgroup) role model, thus leading to more empowered behavior and better performance on a public speaking task. In Study 2, we investigated the boundary conditions of this process and showed that empowering mimicry does not extend to exposures to non-famous female models among 50 Swiss college women. These findings suggest that nonverbal mimicry is one important mechanism through which female leader role models inspire women performing a challenging leadership task. From a practice perspective, our research underscores the importance of female leaders' visibility because visibility can drive other women's advancement in leadership by affording women the opportunity to mimic and be empowered by successful female role models.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Latu, Ioana M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mast, Marianne Schmid UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bombari, Dario UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lammers, Joris UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-121X UNSPECIFIED Hoyt, Crystal L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-140479
DOI:	10.1007/s11199-018-0911-y
Journal or Publication Title:	Sex Roles
Volume:	80
Number:	1-2
Page Range:	S. 11 - 25
Date:	2019
Publisher:	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1573-2762
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language STEREOTYPE THREAT; VIRTUAL-REALITY; PUBLIC-SPEAKING; POWER; BEHAVIOR; MEMBERS; EXPOSURE; THERAPY; RAPPORT; IMPACT Multiple languages Psychology, Developmental; Psychology, Social; Women's Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14047