FROM THE ATLANTIC, “ARE PEOPLE BECOMING MORE OPEN TO FEMALE LEADERS?”: Published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, an analysis of 99 studies that examined perceptions of female leaders found that male leaders were more likely to rate themselves as more effective than the female leaders were. But other people were actually more likely to rate the female leaders as more effective. “So while authoritative female leaders might still be far from being well-liked, it’s a pretty big deal to know that female bosses in general are viewed as just as effective — and sometimes more so… And it should definitely help those self-effacing female leaders stand a little taller.”