Gender and Leadership

Please Read Chapter 15: Gender and Leadership (Page 397)

Part 1

Gender and Leadership: Please read the case from the book and respond to the questions.

Please Read Case: 15.2 Lack of Inclusion and Credibility (Page 413) and answer the below question.

Questions: 1. Have you been in or witnessed a situation similar to this? In the situation described in Case 15.2, which of the characters do you relate most to and why?

Part 2

Gender and Leadership: Please read the statement from the book added below and respond to the questions that follow.

"…the agentic qualities thought necessary in leadership roles are incompatible with the predominantly communal qualities stereotypically associated with women, thus resulting in prejudice against female leaders" (p.405).

Questions: How far is the following statement from the chapter on gender and leadership resonate with the reality of your organization and societal culture? Please provide an example to substantiate your statement. Before reading the chapter, did you relate these happenings to issues of gender stereotyping and prejudice?

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