Women's leadership and well-being: incorporating mindfulness into leadership development programs

摘要

Women in leadership roles face a number of additional challenges and demands which can result in negative health consequences and poorer well-being. Despite this, many leadership programs do not acknowledge how gender can influence leadership experiences. Phillips and Grandy (2018) propose that leadership development programs should be designed to address the varied development needs of women, and suggest the incorporation of mindfulness as a means of preventing and mitigating negative consequences of stress on women's health and well-being.