Book Review: Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons

Abstract

Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons is an urgent call to action, af fi rming that de-veloping women in leadership is a moral imperative. This 12 chapter book examines the lives and experiences of prominent woman leaders from Chile, Liberia, Malawi, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom and the United States. Through asking thought-provoking questions such as: Why is leadership gendered? How can we help women leaders put theirexperiences in a broader context? How hard is it for a woman to become a leader when she is battling subliminal male stereotypes of leadership ? the book addresses the structural barriers and obstacles (including conscious and unconscious biases) hindering women in leadership. The book also emphasizes new and emerging barriers associated with the glass labyrinth, the glass ceiling and the glass cliff. Finally, it offers practical steps and solutions toward achieving gender equality in leadership.