Gender Differences in Managers’ Self-Evaluations

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine differences in self-evaluation between Japanese male and female employees at the managerial posts. As the results, the total evaluation did not differ between both genders. Analysis of each of 12 self-evaluation items showed the following differences: self-evaluations were significantly higher in females than in males on “execution capacity” and “sense of responsibility,” while those on “extensive knowledge” and “judgment” were higher in males than in females. However, no significant differences were found between males and females on the remaining eight items, i.e., “negotiation skills”, “developing subordinates”, “planning capabilities”, “persuasion”, “expert knowledge/skills”, “leadership”, “creativity,” and “interpersonal-relation adjustment.” In conclusion, this study suggested that the self-evaluation was nearly at the same level between male and female managers.