Gender, power and leadership: the effect of a superior ’s gender on respiratory therapists’ ability to challenge leadership during a life-threatening emergency

Conclusions. The study showed a significant effect of superiors ’ gender on a respiratory therapist’s ability to challenge leadership. A female staff anaesthetist was challenged more often and with greater assertiveness and effectiveness. This has implications for an educational intervention targeting the ability to challenge a wrong decision by a supervisor and emphasizing the effect of gender on the willingness to speak up.
Source: British Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research