The impact of same-sex LMX dyads on performance evaluations

Numerous studies have found that supervisors rate women lower than men for similar levels of performance, suggesting that for female employees, perfor mance alone may not be able to guarantee fair ratings. What is not clear is whether this disparity is a function of the gender composition of the supe rvisor-subordinate dyad or simply a case of finale supervisor rating behavi or. Based on data from supervisor-subordinate dyads in four organizations, we found that after controlling for performance, both wale and female super visors exhibit a positive bias toward subordinates of the same sex and rate members of the same gender higher. (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.