Publisher description for Women and leadership : the state of play and strategies for change / Barbara Kellerman, Deborah L. Rhode, editors ; foreword by Sandra Day O'Connor.
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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_
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Women and Leadership is indispensable for understanding recent progress_ toward equal opportunity and the challenges that remain.
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Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
Leadership in women.
Sex discrimination against women.
Women in the professions.
Women in public life.