Women and Leadership The State of Play and Strategies for Change

Name: Women and Leadership The State of Play and Strategies for Change
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ISBN: 9780787988333

ISBN-10: 0787988332

ISBN-13: 9780787988333

Edition: 2007

Authors: Deborah L. Rhode, Sandra Day O'Connor, Barbara Kellerman

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An all-star cast of contributors share their thoughts on women and leadership This volume brings together preeminent scholars from a wide range of disciplines to discuss the state of women's leadership in both the public and private sectors, at home and abroad, and as exercised formally and informally. It addresses how women today are exercising power, authority, and influence-and what still blocks their advance to leadership positions. Chapters are organized around both women in particular fields-such as business, law, government, politics, science, and the nonprofit sector-and more general topics such as work/life balance, organizational structures, and gender roles. Contributors…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/3/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Sandra Day O'Connor was born in El Paso, Texas, attended college and law school at Stanford University, has been married to John O'Connor since 1952, and they have three sons. She was Arizona state senator from 1969-1975, and she served on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 1979-1981. Nominated by President Reagan as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, she took the oath of office on September 25, 1981, the first woman to do so.



Foreword



Women and Leadership: The State of Play




Gender Differences and Gender Stereotypes



Crossing the Bridge: Reflections on Women and Leadership




The Great Women Theory of Leadership? Perils of Positive Stereotypes and Precarious Pedestals




Overcoming Resistance to Women Leaders: The Importance of Leadership Style




Women, Leadership, and the Natural Order




What Difference Will Women Judges Make? Looking Once More at the "Woman Question"




Leadership in Context: Women in Politics



Opening the Door: Women Leaders and Constitution Building in Iran and Afghanistan




Will Gender Balance in Politics Come by Itself?




The Future of Women's Political Leadership: Gender and the Decision to Run for Elective Office




It's Woman Time




She's the Candidate! A Woman for President




Leadership Redefined: Authority, Authenticity, Power



Leadership, Authority, and Women: A Man's Challenge




Bringing Your Whole Self to Work: Lessons in Authentic Engagement from Women Leaders




Women and Power: New Perspectives on Old Challenges




Women in Corporate Leadership: Status and Prospects




Redefining the Problem, Recasting the Solutions



Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Women's Nonlinear Career Paths




Isn't She Delightful? Creating Relationships That Get Women to the Top (and Keep Them There)




Disrupting Gender, Revising Leadership



Acknowledgments


Contributors


Index