EMPIRICALLY KEYED SCALE FOR MEASURING MANAGERIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN EXECUTIVES

A scale (MATWES) is presented providing reliability and some validity measures regarding managerial attitudes toward women executives. Methodology used demonstrates an empirical approach to scale development through the employment of a projective test for item generation and the use of a panel of women executives who served as Q-sorters to select the items. The use of the Scale as a research instrument and its value in minimizing researcher bias in its construction are discussed. © 1979, Society for the Psychology of Women. All rights reserved.