Women in leadership : contextual dynamics and boundaries / by Karin Klenke.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-564) and index.

Women's leadership in context -- History as context for women's leadership -- Political systems as context for women's leadership -- Organizations as context for women's leadership -- Information technology as context for women's leadership -- The media as context for women's leadership -- Sports as the context for women's leadership -- The military as context for women's leadership -- Religion and spirituality as context for women's leadership -- Science, higher education, and the arts as context for women's leadership --Global women leaders -- Epilogue.

Women leaders in many parts of the world have leadership opportunities that never existed before as a result of technology, globalization, and demographic shifts that have produced more female graduates than in the past and created a workforce which consists almost 50% of women. At the same time, objectifying women in contexts such as sports and the media or the patriarchal ideology that permeates contexts such as the military and the church have changed very little. This book acknowledges and discusses the belief that the context in which women exercise leadership is critically important in shaping their leadership style. Each chapter opens with a vignette of an extraordinary women leader representing the context, including Angela Merkel, Carly Fiorina, Condoleezza Rice, and Marie Curie. What is the future of women's leadership in the global environment characterized by ambiguity, uncertainty, increasing interdependence and interconnectivity?