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Case Study 2.6 Queen Bee Effect

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2.6.6 Queen Bee effect
Groot (2010), made a research to examine the lower number of women in management positions. According to him showing queen, bee behaviour by the women manger can be due to some specific reasons. In his study he explored what circumstances does the queen bee affect shows and recommended the ways to eliminate its effect (GROOT, 2010). He took results from an online questionnaires that was answered by 244 managers both the male and the female related to national and international various organisations, working in both private and public sectors. As the end of the study no significant outcomes were received for female managers that were been counselled by male (GROOT, 2010).
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Some employers mention in their job advertisement that this job is specifically for men, this practise must be stopped, and the culture of equal opportunities should be promoted. Career counselling and guidelines can be very productive to keep the women motivated throughout their academic career in STEM fields. Giving extra scholarships to women in top universities in STEM fields will attract more …show more content…

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