Studies have shown that female CEOs in the tech industry exhibit different leadership styles than their male counterparts. According to a study, women CEOs exhibited a different leadership style than men during the COVID-19 crisis, leaning toward empathy, adaptability, and accountability.
The study analyzed earnings call transcripts featuring commentary by both women and men CEOs and found that women CEOs spoke more about realignment, revitalization, simplification, modernization, and operational excellence, while men CEOs talked more about reorganization, integration, and cultural transformation. Women CEOs also spoke more about clients, while men talked more about metrics.
Another study by Catalyst found that women in the IT industry would advance to executive-level positions if they were given the opportunity.
The study also found that women who held executive-level positions in the IT industry exhibited similar leadership styles and success rates as men. However, women were seen as less successful than men when a greater percentage of men evaluated their leadership performance or they managed a greater amount of male subordinates.
The research also suggests that women experience minimal effectiveness in leadership in typical masculine positions, whereas positions that are typically more feminine provide them with more benefits. Furthermore, women exceeded men in the use of style of leadership that was.
A study published in ScienceDirect compared the life and career trajectories of thirty male and thirty female CEOs of large organizations and found that women CEOs were more likely to be appointed to companies that were in crisis or had poor performance records.
The study also found that women CEOs were more likely to be appointed to companies that were in industries that were traditionally female-dominated, such as healthcare and education. However, the study did not compare the leadership styles of male and female CEOs.
A study by S&P Global Market Intelligence found that public companies with women CEOs or CFOs were often more profitable and produced better stock price performance than those with men in those positions.
The study analyzed new CEO and CFO appointments for companies on the Russell 3000 Index over the past 17 years and found that two years after appointing a female CEO, companies were perceived by investors as being less risky. Gender diversity on boards also improved, with companies that appointed a female CEO having twice the number of female board members. The study analyzed the language used in the newly appointed executives’ biographies and found a strong correlation between key words used in all of the women’s biographies and those associated with success, such as productivity, technology, and leadership.
In a study published in Sustainability, researchers found that female CEOs in China were more likely to promote corporate innovation than their male counterparts.
The study analyzed data from 1,000 Chinese listed companies and found that female CEOs were more likely to invest in research and development, file patents, and engage in mergers and acquisitions. The study also found that female CEOs were more likely to promote a culture of innovation within their organizations.
In conclusion, studies have shown that female CEOs in the tech industry exhibit different leadership styles than male CEOs. Women CEOs tend to focus more on empathy, adaptability, and accountability, while men CEOs tend to focus more on reorganization, integration, and cultural transformation. However, women CEOs exhibit similar leadership styles and success rates as men when given the opportunity. Companies with women CEOs or CFOs are often more profitable and produce better stock price performance than those with men in those positions. Female CEOs in China are more likely to promote corporate innovation than their male counterparts.
