Vnímání leadershipu z perspektivy genderu studenty technických a ekonomických oborů

This master's thesis focuses on the issue of gender stereotypes in leadership and examines how the perception of leadership from a gender perspective differs among university students depending on their field of study. Using a questionnaire survey, two hypotheses related to the attribution of masculine and feminine characteristics to leaders by students of technical and economic fields are tested. The chosen methodology includes paired and unpaired t-tests to identify differences in perception and a multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) to control for the influence of gender on the relationship between the field of study and the perception of a successful leader. The research results did not reveal any statistically significant differences in the perception of leader masculinity between students of technical and economic fields. The differences were found in the perception of leader femininity, with students of economic fields attributing more feminine characteristics to a successful leader. The control for the confounding variable, however, showed that the factor influencing this relationship was the gender of the respondents, not the field of study. The thesis contributes to the exploration of gender issues in leadership and highlights the importance of social context and gender socialization in shaping the perception of leadership roles in terms of masculinity and femininity.