Global Perspectives on Women's Leadership and Gender (In)Equality

This interdisciplinary volume discusses women's global leadership and women's rights advancement, identifying gender inequality as a persisting societal challenge and a major barrier to human development.

Drawing on intersectionality as an important analytic and methodological tool, the contributors analyse women's leadership roles across the world, featuring perspectives on the US, Israel, and Brazil, amongst other countries. The book also contributes to the growing field of leadership, presenting cross-cultural examples and case-studies of outstanding women and female leaders, as well as discussing contemporary leadership theories, and examining obstacles to women's leadership.

Global Perspectives on Women's Leadership and Gender (In)Equality will be an important point of reference for students and scholars across the political sciences, women's studies, feminist philosophy, business development, and history.

Seeks to address inequality in terms of women's leadership Describes and defines women's leadership in a range of contexts through the stories of women and their activism Takes an intersectional approach

Autorentext

Elena V. Shabliy is Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, USA.

Dmitry Kurochkin is Lecturer and Senior Research Analyst at Harvard University, USA.

Gloria Y. A. Ayee is Lecturer and Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, USA.

Klappentext

This interdisciplinary volume discusses women s global leadership and women s rights advancement, identifying gender inequality as a persisting societal challenge and a major barrier to human development. Drawing on intersectionality as an important analytic and methodological tool, the contributors analyse women s leadership roles across the world, featuring perspectives on the US, Israel, and Brazil, amongst other countries. The book also contributes to the growing field of leadership, presenting cross-cultural examples and case-studies of outstanding women and female leaders, as well as discussing contemporary leadership theories, and examining obstacles to women s leadership. Global Perspectives on Women s Leadership and Gender (In)Equality will be an important point of reference for students and scholars across the political sciences, women s studies, feminist philosophy, business development, and history.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Elena V. Shabliy. - 2. Alicia Moreau de Justo: Transcending Generations; Gregory Hammond. - 3. Magda Portal as Peruvian Poet, Radical, and Reformer; Gregory Hammond. - 4. Rigoberta Menchú, An Indian Woman from Guatemala; Anna Hamling. 5. Gender (In)Equality in the Creative Industries: Insights from Serbia; Hristina Mikic. - 6. Developing Women Leaders in Business: Research Insights and Best Practices; Taryn Oesch and Amy DuVernet. - 7. Golda MeirThe Israeli Iron Lady; Orit Miller Katav. - 8. A Noticeable Woman in the Public Sphere: The Life of Israeil Journalist Hannah Semer (1924-2003); Einat Lachover. - 9. Conclusion; Elena V. Shabliy.