Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queen bee syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: queen bee syn-drome
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A social phenomenon whereby women in positions of authority treat subordinate women worse than they treat men.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined in 1973 by researchers Graham Staines, Carol Tavris, and Toby E. Jayaratne.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does queen bee syndrome mean?: A social phenomenon whereby women in positions of authority treat subordinate women worse than they treat men.
Where does queen bee syndrome come from?: Coined in 1973 by researchers Graham Staines, Carol Tavris, and Toby E. Jayaratne.

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