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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143300003321

Titolo

Women and leadership [[electronic resource] ] : transforming visions and diverse voices / / edited by Jean Lau Chin ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-280-93267-8

9786610932672

0-470-69233-2

1-4051-8137-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (406 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChinJean Lau

Disciplina

305.4201

Soggetti

Leadership in women

Feminism

Women civic leaders

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / Alice Eagly -- Overview : Women and leadership : transforming visions and diverse voices / Jean Lau Chin -- Models of leadership and women : reconciling the discourses on women, feminism, and leadership / Bernice Lott -- Conducted monotones to coacted harmonies : a feminist (re)conceptualization of leadership addressing race, class, and gender / Karen L. Suyemoto and Mary B. Ballou -- Diverse feminist communication styles : challenges to women and leadership / Ann S. Yabusaki -- Women as academic leaders : living the experience from two perspectives / A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert and Judith E. N. Albino -- Toward culturally competent, gender-equitable leadership : assessing outcomes of women's leadership in diverse contexts / Ester R. Shapiro and Jennifer M. Leigh -- Gender and leadership in the corporate world : a multiperspective model / Karen Korabik and Roya Ayman -- Collaboration and leadership / Joy K. Rice -- Leadership through policy development : collaboration, equity, empowerment, and multiculturalism / Norine G. Johnson ... [et al.] -- Collaborative leadership and social advocacy among women's



organizations / Joy K. Rice and Asuncion Miteria Austria -- Women, collaboration, and social change: an ethics-based model of leadership / Marlene G. Fine -- Strategic planning : gender, collaborative leadership, and organizational change / Margaret E. Madden -- From margin to center : the voices of diverse feminist leaders / Janis Sanchez-Hucles and Penny Sanchez -- Increasing diverse women leadership in corporate America : climbing concrete walls and shattering glass ceilings! / Penny Sanchez ... [et al.] -- Developing transformational leaders : theory to practice / Natalie Porter and Jessica Henderson Daniel -- Feminist leadership among Latinas / Melba Vasquez and Lillian Comas-Díaz -- Voices of Black feminist leaders : making spaces for ourselves / Ruth L. Hall, BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, and Michael Hucles -- Asian American women leaders : the intersection of race, gender, and leadership / Debra M. Kawahara, Edna M. Esnil, and Jeanette Hsu -- Feminist leadership among American Indian women / Clara Sue Kidwell, Diane J. Willis, Deborah Jones-Saumty, and Dolores S. Bigfoot -- Leadership and collaboration among women with disabilities / Martha E. Banks and Linda R. Mona -- Lesbian women and leadership : which comes first? / Nancy L. Baker and Beverly Greene -- Conclusion : Transforming leadership with diverse feminist voices / Jean Lau Chin.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past thirty years the number of women assuming leadership roles has grown dramatically. This original and important book identifies the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership, and discusses the intersection between theories of leadership and feminism.Examines models of feminist leadership, feminist influences on leadership styles and agendas, and the diversity of theoretical and ethnic perspectives of feminist leaders Addresses how diverse women lead, how feminist principles contribute to leadership, the influence of ethnic groups and the barriers