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<p>Notes on Contributors viii</p> <p>Foreword xvi<br /> <i>Alice Eagly</i></p> <p>Overview: Women and Leadership: Transforming</p> <p>Visions and Diverse Voices 1<br /> <i>Jean Lau Chin</i></p> <p><b>Part I Models of Leadership and Women: Reconciling the Discourses on Women, Feminism, and Leadership 19</b><br /> <i>Bernice Lott</i></p> <p>1 Conducted Monotones to Coacted Harmonies: A Feminist (Re)conceptualization of Leadership Addressing Race, Class, and Gender 35<br /> <i>Karen L. Suyemoto and Mary B. Ballou</i></p> <p>2 Diverse Feminist Communication Styles: Challenges to Women and Leadership 55<br /> <i>Ann S. Yabusaki</i></p> <p>3 Women as Academic Leaders: Living the Experience from Two Perspectives 69<br /> <i>A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert and Judith E. N. Albino</i></p> <p>4 Toward Culturally Competent, Gender-Equitable Leadership: Assessing Outcomes of Women’s Leadership in Diverse Contexts 88<br /> <i>Ester R. Shapiro and Jennifer M. Leigh</i></p> <p>5 Gender and Leadership in the Corporate World: A Multiperspective Model 106<br /> <i>Karen Korabik and Roya Ayman</i></p> <p>Part II Collaboration and Leadership 125<br /> Joy K. Rice</p> <p>6 Leadership Through Policy Development: Collaboration, Equity, Empowerment, and Multiculturalism 140<br /> <i>Norine G. Johnson, Florence L. Denmark, Dorothy W. Cantor, Diane F. Halpern, and Gwendolyn Puryear Keita</i></p> <p>7 Collaborative Leadership and Social Advocacy Among Women’s Organizations 157<br /> <i>Joy K. Rice and Asuncion Miteria Austria</i></p> <p>8 Women, Collaboration, and Social Change: An Ethics-Based Model of Leadership 177<br /> <i>Marlene G. Fine</i></p> <p>9 Strategic Planning: Gender, Collaborative Leadership, and Organizational Change 192<br /> <i>Margaret E. Madden</i></p> <p><b>Part III From Margin to Center: The Voices of Diverse Feminist Leaders 209</b><br /> <i>Janis Sanchez-Hucles and Penny Sanchez</i></p> <p>10 Increasing Diverse Women Leadership in Corporate America: Climbing Concrete Walls and Shattering Glass Ceilings! 228<br /> <i>Penny Sanchez, Phillip Hucles, Janis Sanchez-Hucles, and Sanjay C. Mehta</i></p> <p>11 Developing Transformational Leaders: Theory to Practice 245<br /> <i>Natalie Porter and Jessica Henderson Daniel</i></p> <p>12 Feminist Leadership Among Latinas 264<br /> <i>Melba Vasquez and Lillian Comas-Díaz</i></p> <p>13 Voices of Black Feminist Leaders: Making Spaces for Ourselves 281<br /> <i>Ruth L. Hall, BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, and Michael Hucles</i></p> <p>14 Asian American Women Leaders: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Leadership 297<br /> <i>Debra M. Kawahara, Edna M. Esnil, and Jeanette Hsu</i></p> <p>15 Feminist Leadership Among American Indian Women 314<br /> <i>Clara Sue Kidwell, Diane J. Willis, Deborah Jones-Saumty, and Dolores S. Bigfoot</i></p> <p>16 Leadership and Collaboration among Women with Disabilities 330<br /> <i>Martha E. Banks and Linda R. Mona</i></p> <p>17 Lesbian Women and Leadership: Which Comes First? 341<br /> <i>Nancy L. Baker and Beverly Greene</i></p> <p>Conclusion: Transforming Leadership with Diverse Feminist Voices 355<br /> <i>Jean Lau Chin</i></p> <p>Index 363</p>

“The promise and the power to transform leadership theory, practice, and research are given voice through the innovative data and diverse topics, contributors, and contexts explored in this impressive text.” <br /> <i>Janice D. Yoder, University of Akron</i><!--end--> <br /> <p>“Chin offers a timely collection of readings about past and present leaders…includes contributions from many respected and successful women…carefully crafted…excellent references enhance the discussion.”<br /> <i>Choice</i><br /> <br /> </p> <p>"I opened this book with enthusiasm… .There is much to be appreciated." <i>Times Higher Education Supplement</i></p>

<b>Jean Lau Chin</b> 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. <p><b>Bernice Lott</b> is Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women’s Studies at the University of Rhode Island and is a former Dean of its University College.</p> <p><b>Joy K. Rice</b> 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.</p> <p><b>Janis Sanchez-Hucles</b> is Professor of Psychology at Old Dominion University and works part-time as a clinical psychologist, consultant, and trainer.</p>

Over the past 30 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. Chapters are written by prominent scholars in feminist and leadership theory, research and practice. <i>Women and Leadership</i>:<br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Addresses how diverse women lead, how feminist principles contribute to leadership and the barriers that women face as leaders<br /> </li> <li>Transforms existing models of leadership by incorporating gender issues<br /> </li> <li>Identifies the varying perspectives of feminist leaders from different ethnic groups<br /> </li> <li>Looks towards the future of feminist leadership and what must be done to train and mentor the next generation of feminist leaders</li> </ul>

“The promise and the power to transform leadership theory, practice, and research are given voice through the innovative data and diverse topics, contributors, and contexts explored in this impressive text.”<br /> <i>–Janice D. Yoder, University of Akron</i><!--end-->

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