Women and Leadership Transforming Visions and Diverse Voices [Paperback]

Over the past thirty years the number of women assuming leadership roles has grown dramatically. This original and important book identifies the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership, and discusses the intersection between theories of leadership and feminism.

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• Examines models of feminist leadership, feminist influences on leadership styles and agendas, and the diversity of theoretical and ethnic perspectives of feminist leaders
  
• Addresses how diverse women lead, how feminist principles contribute to leadership, the influence of ethnic groups and the barriers that women face as leaders
  
• Transforms existing models of leadership by incorporating gender issues
  
• Looks to the future of feminist leadership and identifies what must be done to train and mentor the next generation of feminist leaders

Notes on Contributors viii

Foreword xvi
Alice Eagly

Overview: Women and Leadership: Transforming

Visions and Diverse Voices 1
Jean Lau Chin

Part I Models of Leadership and Women: Reconciling the Discourses on Women, Feminism, and Leadership 19
Bernice Lott

1 Conducted Monotones to Coacted Harmonies: A Feminist (Re)conceptualization of Leadership Addressing Race, Class, and Gender 35
Karen L. Suyemoto and Mary B. Ballou

2 Diverse Feminist Communication Styles: Challenges to Women and Leadership 55
Ann S. Yabusaki

3 Women as Academic Leaders: Living the Experience from Two Perspectives 69
A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert and Judith E. Nl“B