Women and Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change (J-B Warren Bennis Series)

This Book Provides The Most Comprehensive Account To Date Of Women's Persistent Underrepresentation In Leadership Roles, Why It Matters, And What Can Be Done To Change It. Foreword / Sandra Day O'connor -- Women And Leadership: The State Of Play / Deborah L. Rhode, Barbara Kellerman -- Gender Differences And Gender Stereotypes -- Crossing The Bridge: Reflections On Women And Leadership / Nannerl O. Keohane -- The Great Women Theory Of Leadership: Perils Of Positive Stereotypes And Precarious Pedestals / Todd L. Pittinsky, Laura M. Bacon, Brian Welle -- Overcoming Resistance To Women Leaders: The Importance Of Leadership Style / Linda L. Carli And Alice H. Eagly -- Women, Leadership, And The Natural Order / Rosalind Chait Barnett -- What Difference Will Women Judges Make? Looking Once More At The Woman Question / Anita F. Hill -- Leadership In Context: Women In Politics -- Opening The Door: Women Leaders And Constitution Building In Iran And Afghanistan / Pippa Norris -- Will Gender Balance In Politics Come By Itself? / Drude Dahlerup -- The Future Of Women's Political Leadership: Gender And The Decision To Run For Elective Office / Richard L. Fox -- It's Woman Time / Marie C. Wilson -- She's The Candidate! A Woman For President / Ruth B. Mandel -- Leadership Redefined: Authority, Authenticity, Power -- Leadership, Authority, And Women: A Man's Challenge / Ronald A. Heifetz -- Bringing Your Whole Self To Work: Lessons In Authentic Engagement From Women Leaders / Laura Morgan Roberts -- Women And Power: New Perspectives On Old Challenges / Evangelina Holvino -- Women In Corporate Leadership: Status And Prospects / Katherine Giscombe -- Redefining The Problem, Recasting The Solutions -- Off-ramps And On-ramps: Women's Nonlinear Career Paths / Silvia Ann Hewlett -- Isn't She Delightful? Creating Relationships That Get Women To The Top (and Keep Them There) / Karen L. Proudford -- Disrupting Gender, Revising Leadership / Debra Meyerson, Robin Ely, Laura Wernick. Barbara Kellerman, Deborah L. Rhode, Editors ; Foreword By Justice Sandra Day O'connor(ret.). A Warren Bennis Book--p. [ii]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "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; and, strategies that get women to the top. "Women and Leadership" is indispensable for understanding recent progress toward equal opportunity and the challenges that remain