Gender and Leadership: Shattering the Status Quo

Gender and Leadership brings together a diverse team of leading scholars who provide critical insights into the key topics of debate and research on gender in leadership.

These expert voices break down key issues and even correct popular misconceptions. Each chapter contains a state-of-the-art review of a critical topic within the field, such as work-life interface, the glass cliff, communication, negotiation, and networking. Importantly it provides the thought leader’s perspective and experience throughout. Written in an approachable style, this text provides an engaging take on foundational issues of gender in leadership. Intersectional, cross-cultural, and non-corporate approaches are highlighted throughout the book. To support student learning, this textbook includes pedagogical features such as chapter summaries, discussion questions, and case studies with accompanying reflection questions linked to key topics in the book.

This book is suitable for students of management, organizational studies, psychology of gender, women in leadership, human resource management and anyone looking to advance their understanding of gender in a business context.

Online instructor resources include quizzes for each chapter.

Lisa A. Marchiondo is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management, USA. Her research centers on leadership, diversity and workplace mistreatment.