Open AccessQueen Bee Syndrome a Part of Sexual Politics or another Gendered Stereotype
Author(s) -
Ramish Mufti,
Amani Moazzam,
Abdul Basit
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of business and social review in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-089X
pISSN - 2519-0326
DOI - 10.26710/jbsee.v7i4.2005
Subject(s) - originality , stereotype (uml) , politics , position (finance) , queen (butterfly) , value (mathematics) , gender studies , sociology , political science , qualitative research , social psychology , psychology , business , social science , finance , hymenoptera , botany , machine learning , computer science , law , biology
Purpose: The aim of the study is to explore the queen bee stereotype in the financial institutions running its operations in Pakistan since there has been seen an increase in the trend of participation of women in the commercial banks.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Using a qualitative research methodology, the lived experiences of the female at leadership position and their subordinates are explored; by recognizing the factors of phenomena of queen bee syndrome as well as the sexual politics prevalent in the banking industry.
Findings: The results highlighted that the phenomena of queen bee is a gender based stereotype along with being a part of the sexual politics which is taking place in the banking sector since it is a sector having domination of male. The study also found that there is female to female acceptance and female leaders help their fellow women to grow in the banking sector.
Implications/Originality/Value: The study is beneficial to all the stakeholders and provides a clear insight about the predominant dynamics in females working in the same organization but at different position which results in eliminating the perpetuation of biases within female staff members regarding the women leaders.