This study examined personal characteristics of 19 male and 47 female employees and 38 female bosses, and situational factors which may affect women in management. Variables included sex, age, attitude towards women, years on the job, nature of the job (male-dominated or female-dominated), perceived gender-role of boss, employees' satisfaction with boss, bosses' satisfaction with employees, and job satisfaction. Results indicated (a) male and female employees perceived their female bosses, and female bosses perceived themselves, to be high on the masculine scale, i.e., to have characteristics related to managerial success, (b) nature of job was a critical factor for sex-role stereotyping, (c) years on the job mitigated sex-role stereotyping, (d) job satisfaction was related to satisfaction with the employee or the boss. Implications for the workplace were discussed.
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