Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change

Women and Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume preeminent scholars from a range of disciplines to address the challenges involving women and leadership. These experts explore when and how women exercise power and what stands in their way. This groundbreaking volume offers readers an informed analysis of the state of women and leadership and offers the most informed and current thinking on

·        The perils of stereotypes

·        The importance of leadership style

·        Gender differences in the decision to seek leadership roles

·        Lessons from women leaders

·        “Opt out” patterns and the need for flexible career paths

·        Global inequalities and initiatives

·        Strategies that get women to the top 

 

Women and Leadership is indispensable for understanding recent progress  toward equal opportunity and the challenges that remain.

 

 

• Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders (Center for Public Leadership)
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
• Broad Influence: How Women Are Changing the Way America Works
• Transformational Leadership
• The Shadow Negotiation: How Women Can Master the Hidden Agendas That Determine Bargaining Success
• How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life
• What Works: Gender Equality by Design
• Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family
• Developing Potential Across a Full Range of Leadership TM
• The Difference Women Make: The Policy Impact of Women in Congress