Successful Women Leaders: The Convergence of Personal and Professional Promotion

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Author(s): Freda R. Russell (Cardinal Stritch University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 20
Source title: Research Anthology on Challenges for Women in Leadership Roles
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8592-4.ch034

Keywords: Administration & Leadership / Business & Management / Gender and Diversity / Information Science Reference

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This chapter examines research from the lens of women who are in mid-level and senior-level positions in their organizations. Using Mezirow's framework for transformational learning, these inspiring women leaders shared perceptions of organizational practices, work-family interface, institutional culture, issues of equity and diversity, institutional challenges, and personal mastery; they also defined their actions that contributed to their successes as well as the successes of the organizations they identified with. Additionally, within this chapter, the author compares and contrasts the barriers that limit women's ability to aspire to top leadership positions and examine the roles of their primary and secondary supports (i.e., sponsors, family, mentors, work teams, and peer networks).

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