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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This extraordinary collection of research and practices needs to be used as a manual for action. Years ago, Kofi Annan stated: “The future of the world depends on women.” The current world of aggression and oppression is one consequence of denying women access to leadership. There is no more time to consider women’s role as life-affirming leaders – we must enact and embody the clarity and wisdom contained in this new edition.’ -- Dr. Margaret J. Wheatley, author of ten books from Leadership and the New Science to Who Do We Choose To Be?, US
‘Susan Madsen has done it again. With her editing of this second edition of the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership
she has provided both theoreticians and practitioners with updates as well as additional information and insights on a wide range of related subjects. Each of the many chapters is carefully researched and well written, with some addressing subjects previously largely ignored, such as how race and gender identity pertain to the matter at hand. Of course, the question of why, after decades of efforts to rectify the imbalance, are still so few women at the top, and in many countries and cultures none or nearly so, continues to linger. This volume though goes a long way toward providing some nimble and nuanced answers. It’s a resource worthy of its excellent predecessor.’ -- Barbara Kellerman, Fellow, Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, US
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword xxii Sally Helgesen Introduction to the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership xxiv Susan R. Madsen PART I SETTING THE STAGE 1 The current status of women leaders worldwide 2 Elizabeth Goryunova and Susan R. Madsen 2 A brief landscape of research on women and leadership 23 Sherylle J. Tan and Lisa DeFrank-Cole 3 Reflections on glass: second-wave feminist theorizing in a third-wave feminist age? 33 Savita Kumra PART II ADVANCING WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP THEORY 4 Creativity in theorizing for women and leadership: a multi-paradigm perspective 48 Julia Storberg-Walker 5 Social psychological approaches to women and leadership theory 65 Crystal L. Hoyt and Stefanie Simon 6 Sociological approaches to women and leadership theory: toward an intersectional approach 84 Rana Abulbasal, Alicia Ingersoll, and Christy Glass 7 Communication approaches to gender and leadership theory 99 Carolyn M. Cunningham and Chrys Egan 8 Using organizational and management science theories to understand women and leadership 111 Chantal van Esch, Pooja Khatija, Diana Bilimoria, and Karlygash Assylkhan 9 No woman left behind: critical feminist leadership development to build gender consciousness and transform organizations 130 Laura L. Bierema, Eunbi Sim, and Weixin He PART III INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATORS TO LEAD 10 Women’s leadership aspirations 152 Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Lynne E. Devnew, Ann M. Berghout Austin, Mary Shapiro, and Beth Donchai 11 Women’s leadership ambition in early careers 171 Ruth Sealy, Charlotte Forsblad, and Nina Worts 12 Women’s leadership identity: exploring person and context in theory 187 Wendy Fox-Kirk and Chrys Egan 13 The role of purpose and calling in women’s leadership experiences 202 Karen A. Longman and Debbie Lamm Bray 14 Women, leadership, and power 220 Katharina Pick 15 Using neuroscience methods to explore gender differences in leadership 241 Amy L. Bartels and Suzanne J. Peterson 16 The connection between success, choice, and leadership for women 259 Sarah Leberman and Jane Hurst PART IV GENDER-BASED LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS 17 A new framework for gender-based leadership barriers 276 Amy Diehl and Leanne M. Dzubinski 18 Organizational processes and systems that affect women in leadership 292 Aï Ito and Michelle Bligh 19 Individual stresses and strains in the ascent to leadership: gender, work, and family 312 Amy E. Smith and Deneen M. Hatmaker 20 Gender stereotypes and unconscious bias 327 Deborah L. Rhode 21 Theorizing women leaders’ negative relations with other women 340 Sharon Mavin and Gina Grandy 22 The effect of media on women and leadership 357 Carole Elliott and Valerie Stead PART V DEVELOPING WOMEN LEADERS 23 Advancing women through developmental relationships 374 Wendy M. Murphy, Kerry Roberts Gibson, and Kathy E. Kram 24 Gender differences in developmental experiences 392 Cathleen Clerkin, Diane M. Bergeron, and Meena S. Wilson 25 Women-only leadership programs: a deeper look 410 Mary Ellen Kassotakis 26 Supporting women’s career development 426 Deborah A. O’Neil, Margaret M. Hopkins, and Margaret E. Brooks 27 How men can be better allies for developing women leaders 439 April Townsend, Susan R. Madsen, and Robbyn T. Scribner 28 Future strategies for developing women as leaders 455 Faith Wambura Ngunjiri and Rita A. Gardiner Afterword 468 Susan R. Madsen Index 471
