Research 2026-03-24 Executive Leadership Basel

Women and men leaders: really different styles?

Women and men leaders: really different styles? — SHR, Basel
Women and men leaders: really different styles? — SHR, Basel

Women and men leaders: really different styles? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Alice Eagly, Mary Johannesen-Schmidt and Marloes van Engen (2003, Psychological Bulletin) find women slightly more transformational on average.

The limit

Gaps are small and distributions overlap widely. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Women and men leaders: really different styles? — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville
Women and men leaders: really different styles? — SHR, Basel — Bâle-Ville

Practical check in Basel

Compare this year's leadership ratings by gender for comparable behaviours and document gaps. To go further: explore the Executive Leadership training in Basel, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Executive Leadership in Basel

Executive Leadership training in Basel — in practice
Executive Leadership training in Basel — in practice
Executive Leadership training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Executive Leadership training in Basel — hands-on workshop
Executive Leadership training in Basel — on the ground
Executive Leadership training in Basel — on the ground