TY - BOOK AU - Alaa Fayez Elnabawi Abdelrahim Selim, AU - Amal Abdel Hakam Abbas AU - Hossam Ahmed Hanafy TI - The impact of gender stereotyping on the perceived female leadership effectiveness U1 - 658.00722 PY - 2025/// KW - Business Administration KW - إدارة الأعمال KW - Gender stereotyping KW - perceived female leadership effectiveness KW - prior experience dealing with female leaders KW - الصورة النمطية KW - إدراك فعالیة القیادة النسائیة N1 - Thesis (M.Sc)-Cairo University, 2025; Bibliography: pages 108-134.; Issues also as CD N2 - Purpose: This piece of research aims to investigate how gender stereotyping may change perceived female leadership effectiveness. Methodology: A quantitative approach was utilized and accordingly a questionnaire was designed to investigate the relationship between the constructs. A valid 497 questionnaires were collected through a non-probability / convenience sampling technique from employees under the supervision of female leaders from banks in Egypt. Smart PLS software was used to analyze the data collected. Findings: The results indicated that gender stereotyping negatively impacts perceived female leadership effectiveness. The results showed that both males and females had negative views of female leaders. It also highlighted that determining the perceived female leadership effectiveness approach to adopt is affected by the leadership style followed by the leader. It also showed that the relationship is moderated by gender stereotyping. Originality: The research filled in a research gap by investigating the impact of gender stereotyping on perceived female leadership effectiveness. Theoretical Implications: This research contributes to the literature of business management through investigating the relationship between gender stereotyping and perceived female leadership effectiveness. Practical Implications: This study helps the leading developed contributing countries to direct their programs that aid promoting gender equality and channeling female rights in the Middle East. It contributes to establishing a framework upon which researchers could depend when researching perceived effectiveness in Egypt. It assists policy makers figure out the means to highlight the effectiveness of the leader to employees to enhance the results of the team led by female leaders. vi The contribution of this study was to study the perceptions regarding female leaders in Egypt as a Middle Eastern country. Gender research in countries with old fashioned cultures as Egypt, is an area that is still mostly unexplored. The study’s main goal aimed to provide future researchers with a better understanding of the current position of Egyptian females in leadership. In addition, The National Council for Women has been trying to find new means of enhancing the situation of females in Egyptian society and implementing social justice regarding how females are perceived in political, economic and social fields. This study can help Egypt achieve its 2030’s vision. Purpose: This piece of research aims to investigate how gender stereotyping may change perceived female leadership effectiveness. Methodology: A quantitative approach was utilized and accordingly a questionnaire was designed to investigate the relationship between the constructs. A valid 497 questionnaires were collected through a non-probability / convenience sampling technique from employees under the supervision of female leaders from banks in Egypt. Smart PLS software was used to analyze the data collected. Findings: The results indicated that gender stereotyping negatively impacts perceived female leadership effectiveness. The results showed that both males and females had negative views of female leaders. It also highlighted that determining the perceived female leadership effectiveness approach to adopt is affected by the leadership style followed by the leader. It also showed that the relationship is moderated by gender stereotyping. Originality: The research filled in a research gap by investigating the impact of gender stereotyping on perceived female leadership effectiveness. Theoretical Implications: This research contributes to the literature of business management through investigating the relationship between gender stereotyping and perceived female leadership effectiveness. Practical Implications: This study helps the leading developed contributing countries to direct their programs that aid promoting gender equality and channeling female rights in the Middle East. It contributes to establishing a framework upon which researchers could depend when researching perceived effectiveness in Egypt. It assists policy makers figure out the means to highlight the effectiveness of the leader to employees to enhance the results of the team led by female leaders. The contribution of this study was to study the perceptions regarding female leaders in Egypt as a Middle Eastern country. Gender research in countries with old fashioned cultures as Egypt, is an area that is still mostly unexplored. The study’s main goal aimed to provide future researchers with a better understanding of the current position of Egyptian females in leadership. In addition, The National Council for Women has been trying to find new means of enhancing the situation of females in Egyptian society and implementing social justice regarding how females are perceived in political, economic and social fields. This study can help Egypt achieve its 2030’s vision.; الهدف: هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التحقق من مدى تأثير الصورة النمطية المتعلقة بالنوع على إدراك فعالية القيادة النسائية. المنهجية: تبنت الدراسة منهجية كمية، حيث صُمم استبيان لقياس العلاقة بين المتغيرات ذات الصلة. جُمعت 497 استبانة صالحة للتحليل عبر عينة غير احتمالية (راحة) من موظفين يعملون تحت إشراف قيادات نسائية في قطاع البنوك بمصر. واستُخدم برنامج SmartPLS لتحليل البيانات واختبار الفرضيات. النتائج العلمية: أظهرت النتائج أن الصور النمطية المتعلقة بالنوع تؤثر سلباً على إدراك فعالية القيادة النسائية لدى كلٍّ من الذكور والإناث. كما بينت الدراسة أيضًا أن نمط القيادة المتبع یؤثر على إدراك فعالیة القیادة النسائیة وأثرت الصورة النمطية بشكل سلبي على العلاقة. الأصالة العلمية: تسد هذه الدراسة فجوة بحثية من خلال استكشاف أثر الصور النمطية على إدراك فعالية القيادة النسائية، خاصة في السياق المصرفي المصري. الإسهامات النظرية: تضيف الدراسة إلى أدبيات الإدارة والأعمال من خلال فحص العلاقة بين الصور النمطية وإدراك فعالية القيادة النسائية. الإسهامات العلمية: تساعد نتائج الدراسة الدول المتقدمة والجهات المانحة على توجيه برامج تعزيز المساواة بين الجنسين وترسيخ حقوق المرأة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط. كما توفر إطاراً بحثياً يمكن للباحثين الاعتماد عليه في دراسات مستقبلية حول إدراك الفعالية القيادية في مصر، وتساعد صانعي السياسات على ابتكار وسائل لبيان فعالية القيادة للموظفين بهدف تحسين أداء فرق العمل التي تقودها قيادات نسائية. وتبرز هذه الدراسة تصورات المجتمع المصري تجاه القائدات في بلدٍ يجمع بين تقاليدٍ متجذرة وثقافةٍ عصرية، حيث لا تزال أبحاث نوع الجنس في مثل هذه السياقات غير مكتملة. كما تُسهم نتائجها في دعم جهود المجلس القومي للمرأة لتعزيز مكانة المرأة في المجالات السياسية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية، بما يتماشى مع رؤية مصر 2030 ER -