Unveiling Women’s Leadership [electronic resource] : Identity and meaning of leadership in India /
Kumar, Payal,1966-
Kumar, Payal.editor.
Unveiling Women's Leadership provides a penetrating insight into the world of Indian woman leaders. The book unravels the unique challenges facing the Indian woman leader who has to juggle several challenges including patriarchy, the caste system, harassment, and society's expectation that she ought to fit snugly into stereotypical roles.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Notes on Contributors; Part I: Self-Identity, Nature and Nurture; 1 Women and Leadership: A Neuro-Social Point of View; 2 Political Participation and Women's Leadership; 3 Confronting Paradox: Exploring Mentoring Relationships as a Catalyst for Understanding the Strength and Resilience of Professional Indian Women; 4 Women in Joint Liability Groups: Do They Take Risks or Innovate?; Part II: The Cost of Leadership on the Self; 5 I Picked Up a Fight, and Became a Leader!; 6 Is Sexual Harassment at the Workplace Curtailing Women's Growth?
7 Gender Discrimination in the BoardroomPart III: Interplay between Structure and Agency; 8 Women Heralding Change; 9 Attaining Leadership through Transformational Interventions; 10 Searching for the Elusive Glass Ceiling in Higher Education; 11 Mobile Applications: A Game Changer for Rural Women Entrepreneurs?; 12 Looking Ahead: The Feminization of Leadership; 13 A Study of Women as Panchayat Leaders in Bihar; 14 How Difficult Is It to Treat Woman Lawyers Equally in an Indian Law Firm?; 15 A Struggle for Equality in the Private Realm of Family Law; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unveiling Women's Leadership provides a penetrating insight into the world of Indian woman leaders. The book unravels the unique challenges facing the Indian woman leader who has to juggle several challenges including patriarchy, the caste system, harassment, and society's expectation that she ought to fit snugly into stereotypical roles.
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