Chinese Women in Leadership

Judy Yi Sun is Assistant Professor of HRD at the University of Texas at Tyler. Prior to her academic appointment, she worked for multinational corporations including Motorola and KPMG for over ten years. She has published in Human Resource Development Review, International Journal of Human Resource Development and Management, and Human Resource Development International, among others, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management. She is the author of Voluntary Career Transition of Managers in China (2014). Gary N. McLean is President of McLean Global Consulting, Inc and Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, USA. In addition, he teaches regularly at the National Institute of Development Administration in Thailand. His research interests focus on organization development and national and international HRD. He is the editor of Korean Philately and served as president of the Academy of Human Resource Development and the International Management Development Association.

Chapter 1. Overview: Why are We Focusing on Developing Women Leaders in China? (Jie Ke, Judy Yi Sun).- Chapter 2. Family Roles and Social Status (Judy Yi Sun, Jane Yuting Zhuang).- Chapter 3. Cultural Constraints and Opportunities (Jackie Jinfang Liu).- Chapter 4. Policies and Legislation (Jia Wang).- Chapter 5. Educational Opportunities (Xiaoping Tong, Anne Namatsi Lutomia).- Chapter 6. Women Leaders in the Education Sector (Ying Feng, Bo Fang).- Chapter 7. Women Entrepreneurs in the Business Sector (Kai-Wen Hsieh, Lian-juan Wang).- Chapter 8 Women's Participation in the Government Sector (Taylor Jiang Tian, Jessica Li).- Chapter 9. Women Leaders in the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Sector (Yuanlu Niu, Cynthia Sims).- Chapter 10. China in an Asian Context (Xue Yang Coleman, Jessica Li).- Chapter 11. China in a Non-Asian Context (Jie Ke, Millard J. Bingham).- Chapter 12. Butterflies Emerging: Women's Leadership in China (Gary N. McLean).