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

by Elena V. Shabliy, Dmitry Kurochkin, Gloria Y. A. Ayee

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030418212
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/17/2020
Edition description:	1st ed. 2020
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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 Meir—The 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.

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From the Publisher

“An enlightening collection of essays that provides case studies of mostly less-known women leaders, as well as a study of gender inequality in the creative industries, and a model for developing women leaders in business. Encompassing various countries from Serbia to Israel to those in Latin America, the essays demonstrate that leadership can be effective in fields other than politics, such as journalism, business and the arts, and that political leaders can have their impact whether or not they are members of a regime.” —Michal Fram Cohen, The Open University, Israel