Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries

摘要

Karin Klenke's new book is about the achievements and experiences of some exceptional women leaders in the contexts of politics, business, information technology, the media, sports, the military, religion and science/higher education/the arts. She chose these contexts because of their "paradoxical nature" in that they have remained largely male-dominated despite women having "made significant inroads" in them (p. xii). Paradoxes - such as evidence of changing expectations of women leaders that may have enabled a particular woman to advance into a powerful position, co-existing alongside ubiquitous gender-differentiated stereotypes that seem to hold many women back in the same environment - are a feature of the discussions throughout the book.