Women and Leadership Transforming Visions and

Over the past thirty years the number of women assuming leadership roles has grown dramatically. This original and timely book identifies the challenges faced by women in positions of leadership, and discusses the intersection between theories of leadership and feminism. The chapters in Women and Leadership: Transforming Visions and Diverse Voices are written by prominent and respected scholars in feminist and leadership theory, research, and practice. The book bull; bull;Addresses how diverse women lead, how feminist principles contribute to leadership, and the barriers that women face as leaders bull;Transforms existing models of leadership by incorporating gender issues bull;Identifies the varying perspectives of feminist leaders from different ethnic groups bull;Looks towards the future of feminist leadership and what must be done to train and mentor the next generation of feminist leaders.

Jean Lau Chin is Professor and Dean of the Derner Institute at Adelphi University. She is a licensed psychologist and has held various leadership and management roles as executive director of a community health center, co-director of a child guidance clinic and regional director at a managed care company.

Bernice Lott is Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Rhode Island and is a former Dean of its University College.

Joy K. Rice is a clinical psychologist, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and Emerita Professor of Educational Policy Studies and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Janis Sanchez-Hucles is Professor of Psychology at Old Dominion University and works part-time as a clinical psychologist, consultant, and trainer.

Notes on Contributors	p. viii
Foreword	p. xvi
Overview: Women and Leadership: Transforming Visions and Diverse Voices	p. 1
Models of Leadership and Women: Reconciling the Discourses on Women, Feminism, and Leadership	p. 19
Conducted Monotones to Coacted Harmonies: A Feminist (Re)conceptualization of Leadership Addressing Race, Class, and Gender	p. 35
Diverse Feminist Communication Styles: Challenges to Women and Leadership	p. 55
Women as Academic Leaders: Living the Experience from Two Perspectives	p. 69
Toward Culturally Competent, Gender-Equitable Leadership: Assessing Outcomes of Women's Leadership in Diverse Contexts	p. 88
Gender and Leadership in the Corporate World: A Multiperspective Model	p. 106
Collaboration and Leadership	p. 125
Leadership Through Policy Development: Collaboration, Equity, Empowerment, and Multiculturalism	p. 140
Collaborative Leadership and Social Advocacy Among Women's Organizations	p. 157
Women, Collaboration, and Social Change: An Ethics-Based Model of Leadership	p. 177
Strategic Planning: Gender, Collaborative Leadership, and Organizational Change	p. 192
From Margin to Center: The Voices of Diverse Feminist Leaders	p. 209
Increasing Diverse Women Leadership in Corporate America: Climbing Concrete Walls and Shattering Glass Ceilings!	p. 228
Developing Transformational Leaders: Theory to Practice	p. 245
Feminist Leadership Among Latinas	p. 264
Voices of Black Feminist Leaders: Making Spaces for Ourselves	p. 281
Asian American Women Leaders: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Leadership	p. 297
Feminist Leadership Among American Indian Women	p. 314
Leadership and Collaboration among Women with Disabilities	p. 330
Lesbian Women and Leadership: Which Comes First?	p. 341
Conclusion: Transforming Leadership with Diverse Feminist Voices	p. 355
Index	p. 363
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