Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership

Edited by Susan R. Madsen, Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University, US

'Susan Madsen, the editor of this volume, is on the cutting edge of all recent scholarly work on gender and leadership. No surprise, then, that this edited collection of original essays is a must-read - no, a must-own - for anyone with an enduring interest in the subjects of women and power, women and authority, and women and influence. The book has twenty-seven different chapters, which means it roams far and wide, though not at the expense of depth. These are highly accomplished essays by highly accomplished contributors, which is precisely why the book is indispensable. Indispensable especially now, when questions that we thought, perhaps foolishly, were almost settled, palpably are not. Why in the second decade of the twenty-first century are so many men still at the top? Why in the second decade of the twenty-first century are so few women in leadership roles? Why some forty years after the inception of the leadership industry do answers to questions about gender and power remain still so elusive?'--Barbara Kellerman, Harvard Kennedy School, US'Anyone seeking to help women leaders develop their skills and capabilities to the fullest will benefit enormously from this book. By gathering the best current research on women's leadership and organizing it as a Handbook, Susan Madsen has done women - and the world - a great service.'--Sally Helgesen, author of The Female Vision, The Female Advantage and The Web of Inclusion

• Contents:Introduction: Susan R. Madsen Part I: Setting the Stage1. The Current Status of Women Leaders WorldwideElizabeth Goryunova, Robbyn T. Scribner and Susan R. Madsen2. The Asilomar Declaration and Call to Action on Women and LeadershipWomen and Leadership Affinity Group, International Leadership Association3. Reflections on Glass: Second Wave Feminist Theorizing in a Third Wave Feminist Age?Savita KumraPart II: Advancing Women and Leadership Theory4. Creativity in Theorizing for Women and Leadership: A Multi-Paradigm Perspective Julia Storberg-Walker and Kristina Natt och Dag5. Social Psychological Approaches to Women and Leadership Theory Crystal L. Hoyt and Stefanie Simon6. Sociological Approaches to Women and Leadership TheoryChristy Glass and Alicia Ingersoll7. Sociolinguistic Approaches to Gender and Leadership TheoryJudith Baxter8. Using Organizational and Management Science Theories to Understand Women and LeadershipChantal van Esch, Karlygash Assylkhan and Diana Bilimoria 9. No Woman Left Behind: Critical Leadership Development to Build Gender Consciousness and Transform OrganizationsLaura L. BieremaPart III: Individual Motivators to Lead10. Women’s Leadership AspirationsLynne E. Devnew, Ann M. Berghout Austin, Marlene Janzen Le Ber and Mary Shapiro11. Women’s Leadership Ambition in Early CareersRuth Sealy and Charlotte Harman12. Women’s Leadership Identity: Exploring Person and Context in TheoryWendy Fox-Kirk, Constance Campbell and Chrys Egan13. The Role of Purpose and Calling in Women’s Leadership ExperiencesKaren A. Longman and Debbie Lamm Bray14. Women, Leadership, and Power Katharina Pick15. Using Neuroscience Methods to Explore Gender Differences in LeadershipSuzanne J. Peterson and Amy L. Bartels16. The Connection between Success, Choice, and Leadership During Women’s CareersSarah Leberman and Jane HurstPart IV: Gender-Based Leadership Challenges and Barriers17. An Overview of Gender-Based Leadership BarriersAmy B. Diehl and Leanne Dzubinski18. Organizational Processes and Systems that Affect Women in Leadership Michelle Bligh and Ai Ito 19. Individual Stresses and Strains in the Ascent to Leadership: Gender, Work, and Family Amy E. Smith and Deneen M. Hatmaker 20. Gender Stereotypes and Unconscious BiasDeborah L. Rhode21. Theorizing Women Leaders’ Negative Relations with Other Women Sharon Mavin, Gina Grandy and Jannine Williams22. The Effect of Media on Women and Leadership Carole Elliot and Valerie SteadPart V: Developing Women Leaders23. Advancing Women through Developmental RelationshipsWendy M. Murphy, Kerry Roberts Gibson and Kathy E. Kram24. Gender Differences in Developmental Experiences Cathleen Clerkin and Meena S. Wilson25. Women-Only Leadership Programs: A Deeper Look Mary Ellen Kassotakis26. Supporting Women’s Career DevelopmentRonald J. Burke27. Future Strategies for Developing Women as LeadersFaith Wambura Ngunjiri and Rita A. GardinerAfterword: Susan R. MadsenIndex