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1. Introduction
2. Through the labyrinth
3. Outline
4. Is there still a glass ceiling?
5. More women are well-educated
6. More women have jobs
7. More women are in management
8. Women are earning more
9. Equality has not been achieved
10. Organizational leadership in USA, 2009
11. Women confront a labyrinth
12. What are the obstacles that form the labyrinth?
13. What about family responsibilities?
14. Other obstacles
15. Organizational barriers
16. One major obstacle: gender stereotypes
17. Association of leadership with stereotypical traits
18. Doubts about women’s agency and competence
19. The stereotype that women are communal
20. The demand for communal behavior
21. A double bind for women leaders
22. An illustration of double bind - Carly Fiorina
23. Double bind and stereotypes lead to discrimination
24. Other evidence of discrimination
25. How can women overcome these obstacles?
26. Transformational leadership
27. Transactional and laissez faire leadership
28. Which styles are effective?
29. Do women and men differ in these styles?
30. Advantages of having women leaders
31. Organizational strategies
32. More organizational strategies
33. A major shift in views about leadership
34. The shift can be found in the media
35. The shift in the opinions of experts and scholars
36. What does the future hold for women leaders?
37. Concluding remarks
38. References

Topics Covered

• No longer a glass ceiling: The advancement of women
• Remaining obstacles: Women in the labyrinth
• Family responsibilities
• Organizational Barriers
• Gender stereotypes and the double bind
• Evidence of the double bind
• Overcoming discrimination
• Transformational leadership
• Advantages of women leaders
• What organizations can do
• Change in attitudes about leadership
• The future

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Series:

• Managing and Leading People

Categories:

• Management, Leadership & Organisation

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Publication History

• Published on July 28, 2010