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Women Leading Globally: What We Know, Thought We Knew, and Need to Know about Leadership in the 21st Century

Advances in Global Leadership

ISBN: 978-1-78635-138-8, eISBN: 978-1-78635-137-1

Publication date: 9 August 2016

Abstract

Whereas most societal commentators continue to review the historical patterns of men’s leadership in search of models for 21st-century success, few have begun to recognize, let alone appreciate, the equivalent patterns of women’s leadership and the future contributions that women could potentially make as leaders. What could and are women bringing to society as global leaders? Why at this moment in history is there such a marked increase in the number of women leaders? Are we entering an era in which both male and female leaders will shape history, both symbolically and in reality? And if so, will we discover that women, on average, lead in different ways than men, or will we learn that role (global leader) explains more than gender? This chapter reveals the accelerating trends of women joining men in senior leadership positions, establishes the relationship of women leaders to our overall understanding of global leadership, and sets forth an agenda to accomplish much needed research and understanding.

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Adler, N.J. and Osland, J.S. (2016), "Women Leading Globally: What We Know, Thought We Knew, and Need to Know about Leadership in the 21st Century ", Advances in Global Leadership (Advances in Global Leadership, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 15-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320160000009003

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2016, Nancy J. Adler & Joyce S. Osland