Title: Women and leadership in health care : the journey to authenticity and power /
Authors: Robinson-Walker, Catherine, 1946-
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Women in medicine; Health services administrators; Women executives; Health Facility Administrators; Women; Health Services Administration; Administrative Personnel; Career Mobility; Leadership; Physicians, Women; Prejudice
Abstract: Written for health care executives and managers of both sexes, this book explores the vital issues that surround the gender disparity in health care leadership. It answers the vital questions concerning how gender affects health care leadership. It reveals how to create a diverse, creative, and resourceful leadership pool. And it gives women the tools they need to break the glass ceiling.
Contents: Pt. I. Coming to Terms with Gender -- 1. The Paradox of Gender -- 2. Gender, Values, and Leadership -- 3. Experiencing Gender on the Job -- 4. Coming to Terms with Gender's Impact -- Pt. II. Antidotes for Effectiveness -- 5. Antidote 1: Defusing Gender's Role in Conflict, Negotiations, and Power -- 6. Antidote 2: Using Communication as a Bridge -- 7. Antidote 3: Career Renewal Strategies -- 8. Antidote 4: Nurturing Ourselves, Mentoring Others -- Pt. III. Embracing Authenticity and Power -- 9. Gender's Role in Transformation and Authenticity -- 10. From Paradox to Power.