Queen Bee Syndrome and How it Holds Women Back in the Workplace
Women Supervisors That Choose to Hold Their Female Employees Down Fuel Inequality
Queen Bee Syndrome is when a female supervisor purposely holds other women back at the office simply for their own personal reasons most often associated with insecurity and lack of fulfillment in their personal lives. The Queen Bee may be older, single and children or just the opposite. No matter what type of Queen Bee she is, the female boss with this issue means trouble for everyone involved. The company suffers, the employees suffer, and women in general suffer.
Women that have Queen Bee Syndrome engage in negative behaviors towards the females that they supervise and this can even escalate to verbal abuse or harassment. They purposely hold other women down so they can remain in control of their own situation. Anyone with good ideas will be ignored or worse yet, singled out for attack by the Queen Bee. No one can be as smart as the Queen Bee and any potential contributions to help benefit the company will be shot down before they are given a fair chance at being heard.
The Queen Bee does not put the company first and certainly does not think of the "hive". Her only concern is staying on top and in control so her own life can seem more important and fulfilled. Unfortunately this type of behavior not only makes women look bad but also holds us back as a whole. Queen Bee Syndrome is more common than many of us realize and is what I believe the final piece of the gender inequality puzzle.
It's important for anyone dealing with a Queen Bee to not let it get in the way of goals or dreams. If the current organization cannot recognize
So, how can we combat Queen Bee Syndrome? The best way to beat Queen Bee Syndrome is to counteract it by choosing to not become a Queen Bee yourself while also choosing to not create Queen Bee's in training. Instead, become a successful woman and fully support the females that you supervise. If we also teach our young girls to be confident and secure in who they are they won't have the need to grow up and become a Queen Bee. Encourage their success and help close the gender gap by eliminating the controlling and offensive nature of Queen Bee Syndrome.
Published by Michelle Smith
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Post a CommentInteresting Article!
This is like the "female little Napoleon syndrome". I think if a woman who worked for me was great, I'd want her to excel...it would only make ME look better, too. But some women feel too threatened.
Describes my last boss who favored any man over a woman..and only women who would go out for a drink after work.
I think we've all known women like that. When you said, "So, how can we combat Queen Bee Syndrome," I was kind of hoping you were going to give advice on how to deal with a supervisor like that. :-)
Nicely written. Good job.