Rewriting the Imprint: How #MeToo Led CEOs From Male-Dominant Cultures to Increase Gender Equality
Published online on June 06, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Management, Ahead of Print.
This paper examines how CEOs’ cultural imprints shape women’s representation in corporate leadership and how social movements can alter these effects. Building on imprinting theory, we argue that transformative social movements, such as the #MeToo ...
This paper examines how CEOs’ cultural imprints shape women’s representation in corporate leadership and how social movements can alter these effects. Building on imprinting theory, we argue that transformative social movements, such as the #MeToo ...