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Table 3

Positive messages

Themes/messages identified in song lyrics	Connection to gendered leadership issue(s)
Promoting a culture of inclusion and allyship
One group should not be able to tell another how to express themselves	Promoting a spirit of inclusion
Music groups with mixed-gender members may present a stronger message about female empowerment	Reinforcing need for male allyship in the workplace (Moser & Branscombe, 2021)
Be yourself and be confident about it. Artists may be viewed as more supportive to the LBGTQ + community when the singer identifies as a member of that community	Celebrating unique/individual strengths to promote inclusion (Tulshyan, 2022); Men tend to be over-confident and women under-confident (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2019)
Women should support one another and help each other succeed instead of viewing one another as rivals	“The male-dominated workplace sets women up to compete due to increased scrutiny and a scarcity of top leadership positions for women” (Marcus, 2016). The more aware women are of this propensity for rivalry and competition, the more we can actually work to change these behaviors; Women evaluate and judge other women more harshly than men (Abel, 2019); Women undervalue themselves and their contributions to the work environment while men overvalue their contributions (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2019; Mayo, 2016)
Portraying women with confidence and promoting a gender-balanced environment where men benefit from a woman’s presence	Women add value to the workplace and organizational outcomes, as routinely proven in the “business case” for gender diversity (Krivkovich et al., 2020; Woods, 2022)
Women should be proud of the strides they have made in society and as leaders	Women deserve to be represented in leadership roles in the workplace (Lyness & Grotto, 2018; Tulshyan, 2022; Ward, 2020)
Women’s ability to have children is unique and should be celebrated	At work, women often suffer negative professional consequences for motherhood, while men are rewarded for fatherhood (Correll et al., 2007; Frear et al., 2018; Grandey et al., 2020)
Encouraging healthy standards for communication and well-being
Portrays how powerful it is for a male to be accepting, open-minded, empathetic, emotionally intelligent, nurturing and supportive	Men who are more sensitive and in touch with their feelings will be better bosses and friends to women (Wellford, 2017)
People in dangerous situations should ask for help	Providing access to mental health services is an increasingly popular organizational commitment to employees

Themes/messages identified in song lyrics	Connection to gendered leadership issue(s)
Promoting a culture of inclusion and allyship
One group should not be able to tell another how to express themselves	Promoting a spirit of inclusion
Music groups with mixed-gender members may present a stronger message about female empowerment	Reinforcing need for male allyship in the workplace (Moser & Branscombe, 2021)
Be yourself and be confident about it. Artists may be viewed as more supportive to the LBGTQ + community when the singer identifies as a member of that community	Celebrating unique/individual strengths to promote inclusion (Tulshyan, 2022); Men tend to be over-confident and women under-confident (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2019)
Women should support one another and help each other succeed instead of viewing one another as rivals	“The male-dominated workplace sets women up to compete due to increased scrutiny and a scarcity of top leadership positions for women” (Marcus, 2016). The more aware women are of this propensity for rivalry and competition, the more we can actually work to change these behaviors; Women evaluate and judge other women more harshly than men (Abel, 2019); Women undervalue themselves and their contributions to the work environment while men overvalue their contributions (Chamorro-Premuzic, 2019; Mayo, 2016)
Portraying women with confidence and promoting a gender-balanced environment where men benefit from a woman’s presence	Women add value to the workplace and organizational outcomes, as routinely proven in the “business case” for gender diversity (Krivkovich et al., 2020; Woods, 2022)
Women should be proud of the strides they have made in society and as leaders	Women deserve to be represented in leadership roles in the workplace (Lyness & Grotto, 2018; Tulshyan, 2022; Ward, 2020)
Women’s ability to have children is unique and should be celebrated	At work, women often suffer negative professional consequences for motherhood, while men are rewarded for fatherhood (Correll et al., 2007; Frear et al., 2018; Grandey et al., 2020)
Encouraging healthy standards for communication and well-being
Portrays how powerful it is for a male to be accepting, open-minded, empathetic, emotionally intelligent, nurturing and supportive	Men who are more sensitive and in touch with their feelings will be better bosses and friends to women (Wellford, 2017)
People in dangerous situations should ask for help	Providing access to mental health services is an increasingly popular organizational commitment to employees

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