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Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership
Second Edition
2nd edition
9781035306886 Edward Elgar Publishing
Although some progress has been made in recent decades in getting women into top positions in government, business and education, there are persisting challenges with efforts to improve opportunities for women in leadership. This essential second edition of the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership comprises the latest research from the world’s foremost scholars on women and leadership, exposing problems and offering both theoretical and practical solutions on strengthening the impact of women worldwide.
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Although some progress has been made in recent decades in getting women into top positions in government, business, and education, there are persisting challenges with efforts to improve opportunities for women in leadership. This essential second edition of the Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership comprises the latest research from the world’s foremost scholars on women and leadership, exposing problems and offering both theoretical and practical solutions on strengthening the impact of women worldwide.
This thoroughly revised Handbook provides a brief overview of the current position of women in leadership, explores theories (both established and emerging) focused specifically on women, and examines with both theoretical and empirical research some of the factors that influence women’s motivations to lead. Updated chapters provide a much-needed focus on intersectionality and illustrate nuanced research frameworks. They delineate some of the most persistent barriers to women’s leadership success and conclude with contemporary findings on how best to develop women leaders to improve their status worldwide.
The Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership will appeal to scholars and advanced students in leadership and entrepreneurship. It will be essential reading for leadership coaches, practitioners, and business people, particularly those who facilitate leadership programs for women.
This thoroughly revised Handbook provides a brief overview of the current position of women in leadership, explores theories (both established and emerging) focused specifically on women, and examines with both theoretical and empirical research some of the factors that influence women’s motivations to lead. Updated chapters provide a much-needed focus on intersectionality and illustrate nuanced research frameworks. They delineate some of the most persistent barriers to women’s leadership success and conclude with contemporary findings on how best to develop women leaders to improve their status worldwide.
The Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership will appeal to scholars and advanced students in leadership and entrepreneurship. It will be essential reading for leadership coaches, practitioners, and business people, particularly those who facilitate leadership programs for women.
Critical Acclaim
‘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
– 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
Contributors
Contributors include: Rana Abulbasal, Karlygash Assylkhan, Ann M. Berghout Austin, Amy L. Bartels, Diane M. Bergeron, Laura L. Bierema, Diana Bilimoria, Michelle Bligh, Debbie Lamm Bray, Margaret E. Brooks, Cathleen Clerkin, Carolyn M. Cunningham, Lisa DeFrank-Cole, Lynne E. Devnew, Amy B. Diehl, Beth Donchai, Leanne Dzubinski, Chrys Egan, Carole Elliott, Charlotte Forsblad, Wendy Fox-Kirk, Rita A. Gardiner, Kerry Roberts Gibson, Christy Glass, Elizabeth Goryunova, Gina Grandy, Deneen M. Hatmaker, Weixin He, Sally Helgesen, Margaret M. Hopkins, Crystal L. Hoyt, Jane Hurst, Alicia Ingersoll, Ai Ito, Mary Ellen Kassotakis, Pooja Khatija, Kathy E. Kram, Savita Kumra, Marlene Janzen Le Ber, Sarah Leberman, Karen A. Longman, Susan R. Madsen, Sharon Mavin, Wendy M. Murphy, Faith Wambura Ngunjiri, Deborah A. O’Neil, Suzanne J. Peterson, Katharina Pick, Deborah L. Rhode, Robbyn T. Scribner, Ruth Sealy, Mary Shapiro, Eunbi Sim, Stefanie Simon, Amy E. Smith, Valerie Stead, Julia Storberg-Walker, Sherylle J. Tan, April Townsend, Chantal van Esch, Meena S. Wilson, Nina Worts
Contents
Contents:
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
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
