Handbook of Research on Gender and Leadership

Edited by Susan R. Madsen, Karen Haight Huntsman Endowed Professor of Leadership, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University, US

Contents:

Introduction: Susan R. Madsen

Part I: Setting the Stage
1. The Current Status of Women Leaders Worldwide
Elizabeth Goryunova, Robbyn T. Scribner and Susan R. Madsen

2. The Asilomar Declaration and Call to Action on Women and Leadership
Women and Leadership Affinity Group, International Leadership Association

3. Reflections on Glass: Second Wave Feminist Theorizing in a Third Wave Feminist Age?
Savita Kumra

Part II: Advancing Women and Leadership Theory
4. Creativity in Theorizing for Women and Leadership: A Multi-Paradigm Perspective
Julia Storberg-Walker and Kristina Natt och Dag

5. Social Psychological Approaches to Women and Leadership Theory
Crystal L. Hoyt and Stefanie Simon

6. Sociological Approaches to Women and Leadership Theory
Christy Glass and Alicia Ingersoll

7. Sociolinguistic Approaches to Gender and Leadership Theory
Judith Baxter

8. Using Organizational and Management Science Theories to Understand Women and Leadership
Chantal van Esch, Karlygash Assylkhan and Diana Bilimoria

9. No Woman Left Behind: Critical Leadership Development to Build Gender Consciousness and Transform Organizations
Laura L. Bierema

Part III: Individual Motivators to Lead
10. Women’s Leadership Aspirations
Lynne E. Devnew, Ann M. Berghout Austin, Marlene Janzen Le Ber and Mary Shapiro

11. Women’s Leadership Ambition in Early Careers
Ruth Sealy and Charlotte Harman

12. Women’s Leadership Identity: Exploring Person and Context in Theory
Wendy Fox-Kirk, Constance Campbell and Chrys Egan

13. The Role of Purpose and Calling in Women’s Leadership Experiences
Karen A. Longman and Debbie Lamm Bray

14. Women, Leadership, and Power
Katharina Pick

15. Using Neuroscience Methods to Explore Gender Differences in Leadership
Suzanne J. Peterson and Amy L. Bartels

16. The Connection between Success, Choice, and Leadership During Women’s Careers
Sarah Leberman and Jane Hurst

Part IV: Gender-Based Leadership Challenges and Barriers
17. An Overview of Gender-Based Leadership Barriers
Amy B. Diehl and Leanne Dzubinski

18. Organizational Processes and Systems that Affect Women in Leadership
Michelle Bligh and Ai Ito

19. Individual Stresses and Strains in the Ascent to Leadership: Gender, Work, and Family
Amy E. Smith and Deneen M. Hatmaker

20. Gender Stereotypes and Unconscious Bias
Deborah L. Rhode

21. Theorizing Women Leaders’ Negative Relations with Other Women
Sharon Mavin, Gina Grandy and Jannine Williams

22. The Effect of Media on Women and Leadership
Carole Elliot and Valerie Stead

Part V: Developing Women Leaders
23. Advancing Women through Developmental Relationships
Wendy M. Murphy, Kerry Roberts Gibson and Kathy E. Kram

24. Gender Differences in Developmental Experiences
Cathleen Clerkin and Meena S. Wilson

25. Women-Only Leadership Programs: A Deeper Look
Mary Ellen Kassotakis

26. Supporting Women’s Career Development
Ronald J. Burke

27. Future Strategies for Developing Women as Leaders
Faith Wambura Ngunjiri and Rita A. Gardiner

Afterword: Susan R. Madsen

Index