Women's leadership
By: by Valerie Stead and Carole Elliott
Contributors: Elliott, Carole, 1966-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781403998750
Description: "This volume is distinctive because it explores different concepts of leadership, seeks to challenge traditional concepts, and to explode common myths. In contrast to the traditional male, hierarchical, value free and organisational bound construction of leadership, this text presents an alternative construction that is female, non-hierarchical and underpinned and driven by values, rooted in community and beyond the boundaries of traditional organizations. This volume uses examples from research with leading women to portray that leadership is not a floating or external concept, but has tangible, social, cultural and political roots and anchors"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Understandings of women's leadership; title: 1. Common understandings : leadership and leadership development; title: 2. Visualising women's leadership : stereotypes and metaphors; title: Pt. II. Gender, women and leadership; title: 3. Women's experiences of becoming leaders; title: 4. Gender matters; title: Pt. III. Progressing women's leadership; title: 5. Women's leadership identity; title: 6. Women learning leadership; title: 7. Reflections and conclusions.