Intelligent women get less help at work, study finds
Women who scored high on intelligence tests were seen as more hostile by their teammates and got less help, a new study finds. High-scoring men faced no such penalty. Research explains why.
A new study shows that intelligent women face worse treatment at work compared to their male counterparts. Across two groups of 826 people in the United States and China, women with higher intelligence scores were rated as more hostile, received less help, and were undermined more often than those without high scores. However, men with high scores faced no such penalties.
In one group of employees, men with high intelligence were even treated better than those with lower scores. The study examined whether intelligence affects how teammates treat individuals and whether this differs between women and men. Researchers found that women with high intelligence were seen as less warm and experienced more negative interpersonal behaviors from their colleagues.
The study highlights the need for workplaces to address these implicit assumptions and provide equal support to all employees, regardless of gender or intelligence level.
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